In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HETEROPOD
Noun
heteropod (plural heteropods)
Any member of the Heteropoda (any sense).
Adjective
heteropod (comparative more heteropod, superlative most heteropod)
Of or relating to the Heteropoda (any sense).
Source: Wiktionary
Het`er*o*pod, n. Etym: [Cf. F. hétéropode.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the Heteropoda.
– a.
Definition: Heteropodous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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