In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
cobia, Rachycentron canadum, sergeant fish
(noun) large dark-striped tropical food and game fish related to remoras; found worldwide in coastal to open waters
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cobia (plural cobias or cobia)
Rachycentron canadum, a perciform marine fish.
• (Rachycentron canadum): black kingfish, black salmon, ling, lemonfish, crabeater, prodigal son, black bonito; sergeant fish
• ciboa
Source: Wiktionary
Co"bi*a, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: An oceanic fish of large size (Elacate canada); the crabeater;
– called also bonito, cubbyyew, coalfish, and sergeant fish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.