In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
WEIGHTLIFTING
weightlift, weightlifting
(noun) bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
weightlifting (uncountable)
A form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
(sports) A sport in which competitors lift heavy weights in two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk.
Synonyms
• (form of exercise): weight training
Source: Wiktionary
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GRIP
(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”
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