In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
gumwood, gum
(noun) wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gumwood (plural gumwoods)
Any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Commidendrum.
• wood gum
Source: Wiktionary
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.