In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CRICOIDS
Noun
cricoids
plural of cricoid
Anagrams
• coriscid
Source: Wiktionary
CRICOID
Cri"coid (kr"koid), a. Etym: [Gr. -oid.] (Anat.)
Definition: Resembling a ring; -- said esp. of the cartilage at the larynx, and the adjoining parts.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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