In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
WHEELHOUSE
pilothouse, wheelhouse
(noun) an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
wheelhouse (plural wheelhouses)
A building or other structure containing a (large) wheel, such as the water wheel of a mill.
(automotive) The partially enclosed structure above and around a wheel of an automobile, typically partly formed by a portion of a fender panel that has been extended outward beyond the plane of the rest of the panel.
Synonyms: wheel arch, wheel well
(nautical) An enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel such as a fishing boat, originally housing its helm or steering wheel, from which it may be navigated; on a larger vessel it is the bridge.
Synonym: pilothouse
(nautical) The enclosed structure around the paddlewheel of a steamboat.
Synonym: paddle box
(archaeology) A prehistoric structure from the Iron Age found in Scotland, characteristically including an outer wall within which a circle of stone piers (resembling the spokes of a wheel) form the basis for lintel arches supporting corbelled roofing with a hearth at the hub.
(Canada, US, baseball, by extension from sense 1.2) A pitch location which is favourable to the hitter.
(Canada, US, figuratively) A person's area of authority or expertise.
Synonym: domain
Source: Wiktionary
Wheel"house`, n. (Naut.) (a) A small house on or above a vessel's deck, containing the steering wheel. (b) A paddle box. See under Paddle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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