In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CERUMINOUS
ceruminous
(adjective) relating to or secreting cerumen
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
ceruminous (not comparable)
Having to do with cerumen (earwax).
Source: Wiktionary
Ce*ru"mi*nous, a. (Physiol.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or secreting, cerumen; as, the ceruminous glands.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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