In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SALUKI
Saluki, gazelle hound
(noun) old breed of tall swift keen-eyed hunting dogs resembling greyhounds; from Egypt and southwestern Asia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
Saluki (plural Salukis)
An ancient sighthound breed of dog with a silky coat originating in the Middle East, once sacred to the Egyptians
Synonyms
• Gazelle Hound
• Persian Greyhound
• Royal Dog of Egypt
Source: Wiktionary
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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