In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BIPED
bipedal, biped, two-footed
(adjective) having two feet
biped
(noun) an animal with two feet
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
biped (plural bipeds)
An animal, being or construction that goes about on two feet (or two legs).
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• bedip
Source: Wiktionary
Bi"ped, n. Etym: [L. bipes; bis twice + pes, pedis, bipède.]
Definition: A two-footed animal, as man.
Bi"ped, a.
Definition: Having two feet; two-footed. By which the man, when heavenly life was ceased, Became a helpless, naked, biped beast. Byrom.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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