In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MOREPORKS
Noun
moreporks
plural of morepork
Source: Wiktionary
MOREPORK
More"pork`, n. Etym: [So named from its cry.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The Australian crested goatsucker (Ægotheles Novæ-Hollandiæ). Also applied to other allied birds, as Podargus Cuveiri.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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