In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MURINES
Noun
murines
plural of murine
Anagrams
• Rumsien, mureins, neurism
Source: Wiktionary
MURINE
Mu"rine, a. Etym: [L. murinus, from mus, muris, mouse: cf. F. murin.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Pertaining to a family of rodents (Muridæ), of which the mouse is the type.
Mu"rine, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of a tribe of rodents, of which the mouse is the type.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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