In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PARAGRAM
Etymology
Noun
paragram (plural paragrams)
A play upon words; a pun.
Source: Wiktionary
Par"a*gram, n. Etym: [Gr. Paragraph.]
Definition: A pun. Puns, which he calls paragrams. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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