In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SALTIGRADES
Noun
saltigrades
plural of saltigrade
Source: Wiktionary
SALTIGRADE
Sal"ti*grade, a. Etym: [L. saltus a leap + gradi to walk, go: cf. F. saltigrade.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Having feet or legs formed for leaping.
Sal"ti*grade, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the Saltigradæ a tribe of spiders which leap to seize their prey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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