In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
WILSON
Wilson, Mount Wilson
(noun) a peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet high)
Wilson, Woodrow Wilson, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, President Wilson
(noun) 28th President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924)
Wilson, Edmund Wilson
(noun) United States literary critic (1895-1972)
Wilson, Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
(noun) Scottish physicist who invented the cloud chamber (1869-1959)
Wilson, E. O. Wilson, Edward Osborne Wilson
(noun) United States entomologist who has generalized from social insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929)
Wilson, James Wilson
(noun) American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798)
Wilson, John Tuzo Wilson
(noun) Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics (1908-1993)
Wilson, Robert Woodrow Wilson
(noun) United States physicist honored for his work on cosmic microwave radiation (born in 1918)
Wilson, Alexander Wilson
(noun) Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813)
Wilson, Sir Angus Wilson, Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson
(noun) English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991)
Wilson, Harriet Wilson
(noun) author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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(noun) a charge required as compensation for the delay of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure
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