In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SERPENTINIC
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Adjective
serpentinic (not comparable)
(mineralogy) Relating to, or composed of serpentine
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SALTWORT
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
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