In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CNIDA
Etymology
Noun
cnida (plural cnidae)
A nematocyst.
Anagrams
• Candi, Danic, NiCad, andic, canid, n-adic, nicad
Source: Wiktionary
Cni"da, n.; pl. Cnidæ. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the peculiar stinging, cells found in Coelenterata; a nematocyst; a lasso cell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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