In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Loph`o*bran"chi*i, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: An order of teleostean fishes, having the gills arranged in tufts on the branchial arches, as the Hippocampus and pipefishes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 November 2024
(noun) a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.