In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SAMBURS
Noun
samburs
plural of sambur
Source: Wiktionary
SAMBUR
Sam"bur, n. Etym: [Hind. sambar, sabar.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: An East Indian deer (Rusa Aristotelis) having a mane on its neck. Its antlers have but three prongs. Called also gerow. The name is applied to other species of the genus Rusa, as the Bornean sambur (R. equina).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOMETIME
(adverb) at some indefinite or unstated time; “let’s get together sometime”; “everything has to end sometime”; “It was to be printed sometime later”
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