In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ESURIENCE
edacity, esurience, rapaciousness, rapacity, voracity, voraciousness
(noun) extreme gluttony
edacity, esurience, ravenousness, voracity, voraciousness
(noun) excessive desire to eat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
esurience (usually uncountable, plural esuriences)
The quality of being esurient; extreme gluttony or boundless hunger
Source: Wiktionary
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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