In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ANEMOSCOPE
Etymology
Noun
anemoscope (plural anemoscopes)
An instrument that shows the direction of the wind; a wind vane; a weathercock; usually applied to a contrivance consisting of a vane above, connected in the building with a dial or index with pointers to show the changes of the wind.
Source: Wiktionary
A*nem"o*scope, n. Etym: [Gr. anémoscope.]
Definition: An instrument which shows the direction of the wind; a wind vane; a weathercock; -- usually applied to a contrivance consisting of a vane above, connected in the building with a dial or index with pointers to show the changes of the wind.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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