In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PIGMY
Pygmy, Pigmy
(noun) any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet
pygmy, pigmy
(noun) an unusually small individual
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
pigmy (plural pigmies)
Alternative spelling of pygmy
Adjective
pigmy (comparative more pigmy, superlative most pigmy)
Alternative spelling of pygmy
Anagrams
• gimpy
Source: Wiktionary
Pig"my, n.
Definition: See Pygmy. Pigmy falcon. (Zoöl.) Same as Falconet, 2 (a).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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