In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PIROGUES
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pirogues
plural of pirogue
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PIROGUE
Pi*rogue", n. Etym: [Originally an American Indian word: cf. F. pirogue, Sp. piroga, piragua.]
Definition: A dugout canoe; by extension, any small boat. [Written variously periauger, perogue, piragua, periagua, etc.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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