In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MIDWIFED
Verb
midwifed
(rare) simple past tense and past participle of midwife.
Source: Wiktionary
MIDWIFE
Mid"wife`, n.; pl. Midwives. Etym: [OE. midwif, fr. AS. mid with (akin to Gr. Meta-, and Wife.]
Definition: A woman who assists other women in childbirth; a female practitioner of the obstetric art.
Mid"wife`, v. t.
Definition: To assist in childbirth.
Mid"wife`, v. i.
Definition: To perform the office of midwife.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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