In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
LYOPOMATA
Ly`o*po"ma*ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: An order of brachiopods, in which the valves of shell are not articulated by a hinge. It includes the Lingula, Discina, and allied forms. [Written also Lyopoma.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MINESHAFT
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
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