In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
WAITRESS
waitress
(noun) a woman waiter
wait, waitress
(verb) serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant; “I’m waiting on tables at Maxim’s”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
waitress
A female attendant who serves customers in a restaurant, café, or similar.
Verb
waitress (third-person singular simple present waitresses, present participle waitressing, simple past and past participle waitressed)
To work as a waitress.
Anagrams
• sawtries, waisters
Source: Wiktionary
Wait"ress, n.
Definition: A female waiter or attendant; a waiting maid or waiting woman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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