In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ALBURN
Al"burn, n. Etym: [L. alburnus, fr. L. albus white. Cf. Auburn.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The bleak, a small European fish having scales of a peculiarly silvery color which are used in making artificial pearls.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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