In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DEPRESSOMOTORS
Noun
depressomotors
plural of depressomotor
Source: Wiktionary
DEPRESSOMOTOR
De*pres`so*mo"tor, a. (Med.)
Definition: Depressing or diminishing the capacity for movement, as depressomotor nerves, which lower or inhibit muscular activity.
– n.
Definition: Any agent that depresses the activity of the motor centers, as bromides, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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