In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CATHETERS
Noun
catheters
plural of catheter
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Source: Wiktionary
CATHETER
Cath"e*ter, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: The name of various instruments for passing along mucous canals, esp. applied to a tubular instrument to be introduced into the bladder through the urethra to draw off the urine. Eustachian catheter. See under Eustachian.
– Prostatic catheter, one adapted for passing an enlarged prostate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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16 November 2024
LEAVE
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
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