In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OXYTONES
Noun
oxytones
plural of oxytone
Source: Wiktionary
OXYTONE
Ox"y*tone, a. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: Having an acute sound; (Gr. Gram.), having an acute accent on the last syllable.
Ox"y*tone, n.
1. An acute sound.
2. (Gr. Gram.)
Definition: A word having the acute accent on the last syllable.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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