In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OPHIURA
O`phi*u"ra, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of ophiurioid starfishes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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