In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HYOSCYAMUSES
Noun
hyoscyamuses
plural of hyoscyamus
Source: Wiktionary
HYOSCYAMUS
Hy`os*cy"a*mus, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of poisonous plants of the Nightshade family; henbane.
2. (Med.)
Definition: The leaves of the black henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), used in neuralgic and pectorial troubles.
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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