In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BROADBILLS
Noun
broadbills
plural of broadbill
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BROADBILL
Broad"bill`, n.
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A wild duck (Aythya, or Fuligula, marila), which appears in large numbers on the eastern coast of the United States, in autumn; - - called also bluebill, blackhead, raft duck, and scaup duck. See Scaup duck.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The shoveler. See Shoveler.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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