In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
NAVEWS
Noun
navews
plural of navew
Source: Wiktionary
NAVEW
Na"vew, n. Etym: [OE. navel, naveau, a dim. fr. L. napus navew. Cf. Napiform.] (Bot.)
Definition: A kind of small turnip, a variety of Brassica campestris. See Brassica. [Writen also naphew.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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