In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
WHIPSTOCK
Etymology
Noun
whipstock (plural whipstocks)
The stock (rigid handle) of a whip.
Anagrams
• stockwhip
Source: Wiktionary
Whip"stock`, n.
Definition: The rod or handle to which the lash of a whip is fastened.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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