In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
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REMITTENT
Re*mit"tent (r-mt"tent), a. Etym: [L. remittens, p. pr. : cf. F. rémittent.]
Definition: Remitting; characterized by remission; having remissions. Remittent fever (Med.), a fever in which the symptoms temporarily abate at regular intervals, but do not wholly cease. See Malarial fever, under Malarial.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(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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