In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BABOOL
Noun
babool (plural babools)
Alternative form of babul
Source: Wiktionary
Ba*bul", Ba*bool", n. [See Bablah.] (Bot.)
Definition: Any one of several species of Acacia, esp. A. Arabica, which yelds a gum used as a substitute for true gum arabic.
In place of Putney's golden gorse The sickly babul blooms. Kipling.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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