In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FOETOSCOPE
fetoscope, foetoscope
(noun) a stethoscope placed on the pregnant woman’s abdomen to listen for the fetal heartbeat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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ALLERGIC
(adjective) having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); “allergic children”; “hypersensitive to pollen”
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