In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BOVID
bovine, bovid
(adjective) of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle)
bovid
(noun) hollow-horned ruminants
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
bovid (plural bovids)
An animal of the family Bovidae (such as the antelope, gazelle, goat, and sheep).
Source: Wiktionary
Bo"vid, a. Etym: [L. bos, bovis, ox, cow.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Relating to that tribe of ruminant mammals of which the genus Bos is the type.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
25 March 2025
IMMOBILIZATION
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
Coffee Trivia
