In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CROSSBIRTH
Noun
crossbirth (plural crossbirths)
Alternative form of cross-birth
Source: Wiktionary
Cross"-birth` (-brth`), n. (Med.)
Definition: Any preternatural labor, in whiche the boly of the child lies across the pelvis of the mother, so that the shoulder, arm, or trunk is the part first presented at the mouth of the uterus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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