In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BORECOLE
kale, kail, cole, borecole, colewort, Brassica oleracea acephala
(noun) a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
borecole (countable and uncountable, plural borecoles)
A form of the kale plant, Brassica oleracea acephala, used as the vegetable spring greens / collard greens.
Source: Wiktionary
Bore"cole`, n. Etym: [Cf. D. boerenkool (lit.) husbandman's cabbage.]
Definition: A brassicaceous plant of many varieties, cultivated for its leaves, which are not formed into a compact head like the cabbage, but are loose, and are generally curled or wrinkled; kale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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