In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CRISSUM
Noun
crissum (plural crissa)
The area of feathers on a bird that surround its cloaca.
Source: Wiktionary
Cris"sum (krs"sm),, n.; pl. Crissa (-s. Etym: [NL.; cf. L. crisso to move the haunches.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: That part of a bird, or the feathers, surrounding the cloacal opening; the under tail coverts.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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