In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FOXHOUND
foxhound
(noun) medium-sized glossy-coated hounds developed for hunting foxes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
foxhound (plural foxhounds)
A dog of a medium-sized breed developed for hunting.
Noun
Foxhound (plural Foxhounds)
(NATO reporting name) The Soviet MiG 31 aircraft.
Source: Wiktionary
Fox"hound`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of a special breed of hounds used for chasing foxes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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