In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
RELAXATIVE
Etymology
Adjective
relaxative (not comparable)
Having the quality of relaxing; laxative.
Noun
relaxative (plural relaxatives)
A relaxant.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*lax"a*tive (r-lks"-tv), a.
Definition: Having the quality of relaxing; laxative.
– n.
Definition: A relaxant. B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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