In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DRUMLIN
drumlin
(noun) a mound of glacial drift
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
drumlin (plural drumlins)
(geography) An elongated hill or ridge of glacial drift.
Source: Wiktionary
Drum"lin, n. Etym: [Gael. druim the ridge of a hill.] (Geol.)
Definition: A hill of compact, unstratified, glacial drift or till, usually elongate or oval, with the larger axis parallel to the former local glacial motion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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