In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
KETA
Etymology
Noun
keta (plural ketas)
A small salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) of North America.
Anagrams
• Kate, kate, take, teak
Source: Wiktionary
Ke"ta, n. [Perh. of Amer. Indian origin.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) of inferior value, which in the autumn runs up all the larger rivers between San Francisco and Kamchatka.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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