In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
JAKIE
Ja"kie, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A South American striped frog (Pseudis paradoxa), remarkable for having a tadpole larger than the adult, and hence called also paradoxical frog.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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