In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Hy*dri"na, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Hydra.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The group of hydroids to which the fresh-water hydras belong.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 April 2025
(adjective) feeling or expressing sympathy; “made commiserative clicking sounds with his tongue”- Kenneth Roberts
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.