In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
JUMBO
elephantine, gargantuan, giant, jumbo
(adjective) of great mass; huge and bulky; “a jumbo jet”; “jumbo shrimp”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
jumbo (not comparable)
Especially large or powerful.
Noun
jumbo (plural jumbos)
An especially large or powerful person, animal, or thing.
(engineering) A platform-mounted machine for drilling rock.
Synonym: drilling jumbo
Etymology 2
Noun
jumbo (plural jumbos)
(paganism, historical) Short for mumbo jumbo.
Source: Wiktionary
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