In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PYLORIC
pyloric
(adjective) relating to or near the pylorus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
pyloric (not comparable)
(medicine) Of or relating to the pylorus.
Source: Wiktionary
Py*lor"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. pylorique.] (Anat.)
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pylorus; as, the pyloric end of the stomach.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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