In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BULBULS
Noun
bulbuls
plural of bulbul
Source: Wiktionary
BULBUL
Bul"bul, n. Etym: [Per.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The Persian nightingale (Pycnonotus jocosus). The name is also applied to several other Asiatic singing birds, of the family Timaliidæ. The green bulbuls belong to the Chloropsis and allied genera. [Written also buhlbuhl.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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