In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ONYCHIAS
Noun
onychias
plural of onychia
Source: Wiktionary
ONYCHIA
O*nych"i*a, n. Etym: [NL. See Onyx.] (Med.) (a) A whitlow. (b) An affection of a finger or toe, attended with ulceration at the base of the nail, and terminating in the destruction of the nail.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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