In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SNAKELIKE
serpentine, snaky, snakelike
(adjective) resembling a serpent in form; “a serpentine wall”; “snaky ridges in the sand”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
snakelike (comparative more snakelike, superlative most snakelike)
Resembling a snake; long, thin and flexible, or waving about in a snake-like manner; snaky.
Characteristic of a snake.
Source: Wiktionary
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(adjective) of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; “economic growth”; “aspects of social, political, and economical life”
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