In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
WHIPCORD
whipcord
(noun) a strong worsted or cotton fabric with a diagonal rib
whipcord
(noun) closely twisted hard cord used for the lashes of whips
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
whipcord (countable and uncountable, plural whipcords)
A hard, twisted cord used for making whiplashes.
A type of catgut.
A strong worsted fabric, with a diagonal rib.
Source: Wiktionary
Whip"cord`, n.
Definition: A kind of hard-twisted or braided cord, sometimes used for making whiplashes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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