In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PHYSETERS
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physeters
plural of physeter
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Source: Wiktionary
PHYSETER
Phy*se"ter, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. physétère.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The genus that includes the sperm whale.
2. A filtering machine operated by air pressure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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