In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ACANTHA
spur, spine, acantha
(noun) any sharply pointed projection
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
acantha (plural acanthas)
(botany) A prickle.
(zoology) A spine or prickly fin.
(anatomy) A spinous process of a vertebra.
Source: Wiktionary
A*can"tha, n. Etym: [Gr. Acute.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A prickle.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A spine or prickly fin.
3. (Anat.)
Definition: The vertebral column; the spinous process of a vertebra. Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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