In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
REENTRANCE
Etymology
Noun
reentrance (plural reentrances)
A second or subsequent entrance; the act of reentering
Source: Wiktionary
Re*ën"trance (r*n"trans), n.
Definition: The act entereing again; re Hooker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SALTWORT
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
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