In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
WHEELERS
Noun
wheelers
plural of wheeler
Proper noun
Wheelers
plural of Wheeler
Source: Wiktionary
WHEELER
Wheel"er, n.
1. One who wheels, or turns.
2. A maker of wheels; a wheelwright. [Obs.]
3. A wheel horse. See under Wheel.
4. (Naut.)
Definition: A steam vessel propelled by a paddle wheel or by paddle wheels;
– used chiefly in the terms side-wheeler and stern-wheeler.
5. A worker on sewed muslin. [Eng.]
6. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The European goatsucker. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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