In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
graben (plural grabens or graben)
(geology) An elongated block of the Earth's crust, bounded by faults, that has dropped relative to the surrounding area.
Antonym: horst
Coordinate term: fault
Hyponym: rift valley
• Bergan, banger
Source: Wiktionary
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.