In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EQUIBALANCED
Verb
equibalanced
simple past tense and past participle of equibalance
Source: Wiktionary
EQUIBALANCE
E`qui*bal"ance, n. Etym: [Equi- + balance.]
Definition: Equal weight; equiponderance.
E`qui*bal"ance, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Equibalanced; p. pr. & vb. n. Equibalancing.]
Definition: To make of equal weight; to balance equally; to counterbalance; to equiponderate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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