In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PILLWORTS
Noun
pillworts
plural of pillwort
Source: Wiktionary
PILLWORT
Pill"wort`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: Any plant of the genus Pilularia; minute aquatic cryptograms, with small pill-shaped fruit; -- sometimes called peppergrass.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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