In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
LABYRINTHICI
Lab`y*rin"thi*ci, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Labyrinth.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: An order of teleostean fishes, including the Anabas, or climbing perch, and other allied fishes.
Note: They have, connected with the gill chamber, a special cavity in which a labyrinthiform membrane is arranged so as to retain water to supply the gills while the fish leaves the water and travels about on land, or even climbs trees.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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