In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FECAL
faecal, fecal
(adjective) of or relating to feces; “fecal matter”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
fecal (not comparable)
Of or relating to feces.
Source: Wiktionary
Fe"cal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. fécal. See Feces.]
Definition: relating to, or containing, dregs, feces, or ordeure; fæcal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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