In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ALBURNUMS
Noun
alburnums
plural of alburnum
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ALBURNUM
Al*bur"num, n. Etym: [L., fr. albus white.] (Bot.)
Definition: The white and softer part of wood, between the inner bark and the hard wood or duramen; sapwood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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