In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ASPHYXIES
Noun
asphyxies
plural of asphyxy
Verb
asphyxies
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphyxy
Source: Wiktionary
ASPHYXY
As*phyx"i*a, As*phyx"y, n. Etym: [NL. asphyxia, fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: Apparent death, or suspended animation; the condition which results from interruption of respiration, as in suffocation or drowning, or the inhalation of irrespirable gases.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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