In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
REDWINGS
Noun
redwings
plural of redwing
Source: Wiktionary
REDWING
Red"wing` (-wng`), n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A European thrush (Turdus iliacus). Its under wing coverts are orange red. Called also redwinged thrush. (b) A North American passerine bird (Agelarius phoeniceus) of the family Icteridæ. The male is black, with a conspicuous patch of bright red, bordered with orange, on each wing. Called also redwinged blackbird, red-winged troupial, marsh blackbird, and swamp blackbird.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNINFORMATIVELY
(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”
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