In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DAGGA
dagga, Cape dagga, red dagga, wilde dagga, Leonotis leonurus
(noun) relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
dagga (countable and uncountable, plural daggas)
(South Africa, Zimbabwe) Indian hemp, Cannabis sativa indica, or a similar plant of the genus Leonotis.
Etymology 2
Noun
dagga (uncountable)
(South African English) Cement.
Source: Wiktionary
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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