In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
POLYPUSES
Noun
polypuses
plural of polypus
Source: Wiktionary
POLYPUS
Pol"y*pus, n.; pl. E. Polypuses, L. Polypi. Etym: [L. See Polyp.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Same as Polyp.
2. (Med.)
Definition: A tumor, usually with a narrow base, somewhat resembling a pear, -- found in the nose, uterus, etc., and produced by hypertrophy of some portion of the mucous membrane.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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