In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
AVIARY
aviary, bird sanctuary, volary
(noun) a building where birds are kept
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
aviary (plural aviaries)
A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse. [from 16th c.]
Anagrams
• yaravi
Source: Wiktionary
A"vi*a*ry, n.; pl. Aviaries. Etym: [L. aviarium, fr. aviarius pertaining to birds, fr. avis bird, akin to Gr, vi.]
Definition: A house, inclosure, large cage, or other place, for keeping birds confined; a bird house. Lincolnshire may be termed the aviary of England. Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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