In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HABITAT
habitat, home ground
(noun) the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; “a marine habitat”; “he felt safe on his home grounds”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
habitat (countable and uncountable, plural habitats)
(uncountable, biology) Conditions suitable for an organism or population of organisms to live.
(countable, biology) A place or type of site where an organism or population naturally occurs.
(countable, biology) A terrestrial or aquatic area distinguished by geographic, abiotic and biotic features, whether entirely natural or semi-natural.
A place in which a person lives.
Anagrams
• Tabitha
Source: Wiktionary
Hab`i*tat, n. Etym: [L., it dwells, fr. habitare. See Habit, v. t.]
1. (Biol.)
Definition: The natural abode, locality or region of an animal or plant.
2. Place where anything is commonly found. This word has its habitat in Oxfordshire. Earle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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