In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
AMBLYPODA
Am*blyp"o*da, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Paleon.)
Definition: A group of large, extinct, herbivorous mammals, common in the Tertiary formation of the United States.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MEGACOLON
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