In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
WHEREOUT
Etymology
Conjunction
whereout
Out of which.
Source: Wiktionary
Where*out", adv.
Definition: Out of which. [R.] The cleft whereout the lightning breaketh. Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LIGHT
(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”
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