In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FERACITIES
FERACITY
Fe*rac"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. feracitas.]
Definition: The state of being feracious or fruitful. [Obs.] Beattie.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane; “civilians were strafed in an effort to force the country’s surrender”
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