In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MACTRA
Mac"tra, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any marine bivalve shell of the genus Mactra, and allied genera. Many species are known. Some of them are used as food, as Mactra stultorum, of Europe. See Surf clam, under Surf.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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