In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
VOLUMENOMETER
Noun
volumenometer (plural volumenometers)
An instrument that measures the volume (three-dimensional space) of something that cannot be immersed in liquid.
Source: Wiktionary
Vol`u*me*nom"e*ter, n. Etym: [L. volumen volume + -meter.] (Physics)
Definition: An instrument for measuring the volume of a body, especially a solid, by means of the difference in tension caused by its presence and absence in a confined portion of air.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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