In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EQUINELY
Etymology
Adverb
equinely (comparative more equinely, superlative most equinely)
In an equine manner.
Source: Wiktionary
EQUINE
E"quine, a. Etym: [L. equinus, fr. equus horse; akin to Gr. a, OS. ehu, AS. eh, eoh, Icel. j, OIr. ech, cf. Skr. a to reach, overtake, perh. akin to E. acute, edge, eager, a. Cf. Hippopotamus.]
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a horse. The shoulders, body, things, and mane are equine; the head completely bovine. Sir J. Barrow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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