In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
RHABDOID
Etymology
Adjective
rhabdoid (not comparable)
Shaped like a rod.
Noun
rhabdoid (plural rhabdoids)
A spindle-shaped body chemically related to the plastids, found in the cells of certain plants.
Source: Wiktionary
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31 March 2025
IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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