In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ADSIGNIFY
Ad*sig"ni*fy, v. t. Etym: [L. adsignificare to show.]
Definition: To denote additionally. [R.] Tooke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUFFOCATION
(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
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