In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
WAISTING
Etymology
Noun
waisting (plural waistings)
That which goes at the waist (of a person, as on a garment, or of an object).
A failure in mechanical testing, where part of the testpiece becomes narrow.
Usage notes
• Often a misspelling of wasting.
Anagrams
• waitings
Source: Wiktionary
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REPLACEMENT
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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