In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BULLACE
bullace, Prunus insititia
(noun) small wild or half-domesticated Eurasian plum bearing small ovoid fruit in clusters
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bullace (plural bullaces)
A small European plum (Prunus domestica subsp. insititia).
Synonym: damson
The bully tree.
Anagrams
• cue ball, cueball
Source: Wiktionary
Bul"lace, n. Etym: [OE. bolas, bolace, OF. beloce; of Celtic origin; cf. Arm. bolos, polos, Gael. bulaistear.] (Bot.) (a) A small European plum (Prunus communis, var. insitita). See Plum. (b) The bully tree.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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