In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CONCOCTIONS
Noun
concoctions
plural of concoction
Source: Wiktionary
CONCOCTION
Con*coc"tion, n. Etym: [L. concoctio.]
1. A change in food produced by the organs of nutrition; digestion. [Obs.]
2. The act of concocting or preparing by combining different ingredients; also, the food or compound thus prepared.
3. The act of digesting in the mind; planning or devising; rumination. Donne.
4. (Med.)
Definition: Abatement of a morbid process, as a fever and return to a normal condition. [Obs.]
5. The act of perfecting or maturing. [Obs.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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