In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
LIMICOLINE
Adjective
limicoline (comparative more limicoline, superlative most limicoline)
Shore-dwelling, usually said of certain wading birds, such as snipes and plovers.
Source: Wiktionary
Li*mic"o*line, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Shore-inhabiting; of or pertaining to the Limicolæ.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point; “Blood circulates in my veins”; “The air here does not circulate”
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