In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
LOGAOEDIC
Etymology
Adjective
logaoedic (not comparable)
(poetry) Of a meter between song and common speech, typically having two dactyls followed by two trochees.
Source: Wiktionary
Log`a*oed"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Gr. Pros.)
Definition: Composed of dactyls and trochees so arranged as to produce a movement like that of ordinary speech.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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