In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HAMMERKOP
Etymology
Noun
hammerkop (plural hammerkops)
A bird from southern Africa, Scopus umbretta, of the Scopidae family and related to the herons.
Synonyms: anvilhead, hammerhead, hammerhead stork, hammerkopf, tufted umber, umber bird, umbrette
Source: Wiktionary
Ham"mer*kop, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A bird of the Heron family; the umber.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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