In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PLATYELMINTHES
Plat`y*el*min"thes, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Platy-, and Helminthes.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A class of helminthes including the cestodes, or tapeworms, the trematodes, and the turbellarians. Called also flatworms.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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