In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CRASSAMENTUM
Etymology
Noun
crassamentum (plural crassamenta)
(obsolete) The solid component of blood, blood from which serum has been removed; a mass of coagulated blood; a blood clot.
Source: Wiktionary
Cras"sa*ment (krs"s-ment), Cras`sa*men"tum (-mn"tm), n. Etym: [L. crassamentum, fr. crassare to make thick. See Crass, a.]
Definition: A semisolid mass or clot, especially that formed in coagulation of the blood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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