In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OPHIOLOGY
Etymology
Noun
ophiology (uncountable)
(zoology) The study of snakes, a branch of herpetology.
Hypernyms
• herpetology
Source: Wiktionary
O`phi*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy: cf.F. ophioloqie.]
Definition: That part of natural history which treats of the ophidians, or serpents.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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