In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CAROBS
Noun
carobs
plural of carob
Anagrams
• Barcos, Carbos, CrASBO, brasco, carbos, coarbs, cobras
Source: Wiktionary
CAROB
Car"ob, n. Etym: [Cf. F. caroube fruit of the carob tree, Sp. garrobo, al-garrobo, carob tree, fr. Ar. kharrub, Per. Kharnub. Cf. Clgaroba.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: An evergreen leguminous tree (Ceratania Siliqua) found in the countries bordering the Mediterranean; the St. John's bread; -- called also carob tree.
2. One of the long, sweet, succulent, pods of the carob tree, which are used as food for animals and sometimes eaten by man; -- called also St. John's bread, carob bean, and algaroba bean.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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