In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SCOMBER
Scomber, genus Scomber
(noun) type genus of the Scombridae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Scom"ber, n. Etym: [L., a mackerel, Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of acanthopterygious fishes which includes the common mackerel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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