In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
COQUIMBITE
Etymology
Noun
coquimbite (uncountable)
(mineral) The nonahydrate of iron(III) sulfate.
Source: Wiktionary
Co*quim"bite, n.
Definition: A mineral consisting principally of sulphate of iron; white copperas; -- so called because found in the province of Coquimbo, Chili.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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