In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SLASHY
Slash"y, a. Etym: [Cf. Sw. slaska to dabble in water. Cf. Slush.]
Definition: Wet and dirty; slushy. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUFFOCATION
(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
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