In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FULCRUMS
Noun
fulcrums
plural of fulcrum
Synonyms
• fulcra
Source: Wiktionary
FULCRUM
Ful"crum, n.; pl. L. Fulcra, E. Fulcrums. Etym: [L., bedpost, fr. fulcire to prop.]
1. A prop or support.
2. (Mech.)
Definition: That by which a lever is sustained, or about which it turns in lifting or moving a body.
3. (Bot.)
Definition: An accessory organ such as a tendril, stipule, spine, and the like. [R.] Gray.
4. (Zoöl.) (a) The horny inferior surface of the lingua of certain insects. (b) One of the small, spiniform scales found on the front edge of the dorsal and caudal fins of many ganoid fishes.
5. (Anat.)
Definition: The connective tissue supporting the framework of the retina of the eye.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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