In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CULTRIVOROUS
Cul*triv"o*rous (kl-trb"-rs), a. Etym: [L. culter, cultri, knife + vorare to devour.]
Definition: Devouring knives; swallowing, or pretending to swallow, knives;
– applied to persons who have swallowed, or have seemed to swallow, knives with impunity. Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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