In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
NUTRIA
coypu, nutria, Myocastor coypus
(noun) aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
nutria (countable and uncountable, plural nutrias)
(chiefly, North America) The coypu, Myocastor coypus.
The fur of the coypu.
Anagrams
• taurin
Source: Wiktionary
Nu"tri*a, n. Etym: [Sp. nutria an otter, fr. L. lutra, lytra.]
Definition: The fur of the coypu. See Coypu.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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