In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
LARYNGOPHONY
Etymology
Noun
laryngophony (uncountable)
The sound of the voice as heard through a stethoscope placed upon the larynx.
Source: Wiktionary
Lar`yn*goph"o*ny, n. Etym: [Larynx + Gr. (
Definition: The sound of the voice as heard through a stethoscope when the latter is placed upon the larynx.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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