In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SIDEROSES
Noun
sideroses
plural of siderosis
Source: Wiktionary
SIDEROSIS
Sid`e*ro"sis, n.Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: A sort of pneumonia occuring in iron workers, produced by the inhalation of particles of iron.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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