In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BRACHYCEPHALISM
brachycephaly, brachycephalism
(noun) the quality of being brachycephalic
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
brachycephalism (uncountable)
Dated form of brachycephaly.
Source: Wiktionary
Brach`y*ceph"a*ly, Brach`y*ceph"a*lism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. Brachycéphalie] . (Anat.)
Definition: The state or condition of being brachycephalic; shortness of head.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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