In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
METEOROIDAL
Etymology
Adjective
meteoroidal (not comparable)
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to meteoroids. [from 19th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Me`te*or*oid"al, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to a meteoroid or to meteoroids.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOAK
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
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