In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Ric"i*nine, n. Etym: [L. ricinus castor-oil plant.] (Chem.)
Definition: A bitter white crystalline alkaloid extracted from the seeds of the castor-oil plant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 February 2025
(noun) a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; “he writes stories for the magazines”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.