In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MEDICORNU
Med`i*cor"nu, n.; pl. Medicornua. Etym: [NL., fr. L. medius middle + cornu horn.] (Anat.)
Definition: The middle or inferior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain. B. G. Wilder.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; “he was suffering from museum fatigue”; “after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue”; “the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue”; “political fatigue”
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