In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ORYXES
Noun
oryxes
plural of oryx
Source: Wiktionary
ORYX
O"ryx, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of African antelopes which includes the gemsbok, the leucoryx, the bisa antelope (O. beisa), and the beatrix antelope (O. beatrix) of Arabia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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