In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
VAUTING
Verb
vauting
present participle of vaut
Source: Wiktionary
VAUT
Vaut, v. i.
Definition: To vault; to leap. [Obs.] Spenser.
Vaut, n.
Definition: A vault; a leap. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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