In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
LARYNGOTOMY
Etymology
Noun
laryngotomy (plural laryngotomies)
(surgery) The surgical operation of cutting into the larynx.
Source: Wiktionary
Lar`yn*got"o*my, n. Etym: [Gr. (laryngotomie.] (Surg.)
Definition: The operation of cutting into the larynx, from the outside of the neck, for assisting respiration when obstructed, or for removing foreign bodies.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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