In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PEABIRD
Pea"bird`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The wryneck; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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