In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
UPLANDERS
Noun
uplanders
plural of uplander
Anagrams
• pure lands, underlaps
Source: Wiktionary
UPLANDER
Up"land*er, n.
1. One dwelling in the upland; hence, a countryman; a rustic. [Obs.]
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The upland sandpiper. [Local, U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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