In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DISCORDABLE
Dis*cord"a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. OF. descordable.]
Definition: That may produce discord; disagreeing; discordant. [R.] Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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