In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
AXILLA
armpit, axilla, axillary cavity, axillary fossa
(noun) the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder; “they were up to their armpits in water”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
axilla (plural axillae)
The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
(botany, uncommon) Alternative form of axil
Source: Wiktionary
Ax*il"la, n.; pl. Axillae. Etym: [L.] (Anat.)
Definition: The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: An axil.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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