In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EXTIRPABLE
exterminable, extirpable
(adjective) capable of being totally destroyed or wiped out
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
extirpable (not comparable)
Capable of being extirpated or eradicated.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*tir"pa*ble, a.
Definition: Capable of being extirpated or eradicated; as, an extirpable plant. Evelyn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SQUARE
(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
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