In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
RECEPTACULUM
Etymology
Noun
receptaculum (plural receptacula)
(anatomy) A receptacle.
Source: Wiktionary
Rec`ep*tac"u*lum, n.; pl. Receptacula. Etym: [L.] (Anat.)
Definition: A receptacle; as, the receptaculum of the chyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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