In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OEILDEBOEUF
Oil`-de-bouf", n.; pl. Oils-de-bouf (#). [F., lit., eye of an ox.] (Arch.)
Definition: A circular or oval window; -- generally used of architecture of the 17th and 18th centuries. A famous room in the palace of Versailles bears this name, from the oval window opening into it.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
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