In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MAUCACO
Mau*ca"co, n. Etym: [From the native name.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A lemur; -- applied to several species, as the White-fronted, the ruffed, and the ring-tailed lemurs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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