In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DAMANS
Noun
damans
plural of daman
Anagrams
• amands, masnad
Source: Wiktionary
DAMAN
Da"man, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small herbivorous mammal of the genus Hyrax. The species found in Palestine and Syria is Hyrax Syriacus; that of Northern Africa is H. Brucei; -- called also ashkoko, dassy, and rock rabbit. See Cony, and Hyrax.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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