In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
pitchstone
(noun) dark acid granitic glass
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pitchstone (usually uncountable, plural pitchstones)
(geology) a natural glass, rich in microscopic crystallites, formed by the rapid cooling of lava or magma
• postethnic
Source: Wiktionary
Pitch"stone`, n. (Geol.)
Definition: An igneous rock of semiglassy nature, having a luster like pitch.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 June 2025
(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.