In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
copra
(noun) the dried meat of the coconut from which oil is extracted
Source: WordNet® 3.1
copra (countable and uncountable, plural copras)
The dried kernel of the coconut, from which coconut oil is extruded.
• Carpo, Crapo, carpo-
Source: Wiktionary
Co"pra, n. Etym: [Malayálam koppara or Hind. khopra.] (Com.)
Definition: The dried meat of the cocoanut, from which cocoanut oil is expressed. [Written also cobra, copperah, coppra.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.