In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CAUTERISMS
Noun
cauterisms
plural of cauterism
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• cerastiums, musicaster
Source: Wiktionary
CAUTERISM
Cau"ter*ism, n.
Definition: The use or application of a caustic; cautery. Ferrand.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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