In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
LINSEEDS
Noun
linseeds
plural of linseed
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• idleness
Source: Wiktionary
LINSEED
Lin"seed`, n. Etym: [OE. lin flax + seed. See Linen.] (Bot.)
Definition: The seeds of flax, from which linseed oil is obtained. [Written also lintseed.] Linseed cake, the solid mass or cake which remains when oil is expressed.
– Linseed meal, linseed cake reduced to powder.
– Linseed oil, oil obtained by pressure from flaxseed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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