In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
KOOLOKAMBA
Koo`lo*kam"ba, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A west African anthropoid ape (Troglodytes koolokamba, or T. Aubryi), allied to the chimpanzee and gorilla, and, in some respects, intermediate between them.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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