In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CARVEL
Etymology
Noun
carvel (plural carvels)
(nautical, historical) synonym of caravel
The sea blubber (Cyanea capillata); (obsolete) A jellyfish (Medusozoa).
Anagrams
• calver, claver
Source: Wiktionary
Car"vel, n. Etym: [Contr. fr. caravel.]
1. Same as Caravel.
2. A species of jellyfish; sea blubber. Sir T. Herbert.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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