In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HOMOTHERMIC
homoiothermic, homeothermic, homothermic
(adjective) of birds and mammals; having constant and relatively high body temperature
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
homothermic (not comparable)
(biology) warm-blooded
Synonyms
• homothermous
Source: Wiktionary
Ho`mo*ther"mic, Ho`mo*ther"mous, a. Etym: [Homo- + Gr. (Physiol.)
Definition: Warm-blooded; homoiothermal; hæmatothermal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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