In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DAMMARA
Dam"mar, Dam"ma*ra, n. Etym: [Jav. & Malay. damar.]
Definition: An oleoresin used in making varnishes; dammar gum; dammara resin. It is obtained from certain resin trees indigenous to the East Indies, esp. Shorea robusta and the dammar pine. Dammar pine, (Bot.), a tree of the Moluccas (Agathis, or Dammara, orientalis), yielding dammar.
Dam"ma*ra, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A large tree of the order Coniferæ, indigenous to the East Indies and Australasia; -- called also Agathis. There are several species.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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