In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BAGWORM
Etymology
Noun
bagworm (plural bagworms)
A member of the family Psychidae of the Lepidoptera.
(proscribed) Eastern tent caterpillar.
Fall webworm.
Source: Wiktionary
Bag"worm`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of several lepidopterous insects which construct, in the larval state, a baglike case which they carry about for protection. One species (Platoeceticus Gloveri) feeds on the orange tree. See Basket worm.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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