In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
AVOSETS
Noun
avosets
plural of avoset
Source: Wiktionary
AVOSET
Av"o*cet, Av"o*set, n. Etym: [F. avocette: cf. It. avosetta, Sp. avoceta.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A grallatorial bird, of the genus Recurvirostra; the scooper. The bill is long and bend upward toward the tip. The American species is R. Americana. [Written also avocette.]
Av"o*set, n.
Definition: Same as Avocet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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