In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
POLYPIDOM
Noun
polypidom (plural polypidoms)
(obsolete) polyparium
Source: Wiktionary
Po*lyp"i*dom, n. Etym: [Polypus + L. domus house.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A coral, or corallum; also, one of the coral-like structure made by bryozoans and hydroids.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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31 March 2025
IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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