In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SPATULAS
Noun
spatulas
plural of spatula
Source: Wiktionary
SPATULA
Spat"u*la, n. Etym: [L. spatula, spathula, dim. of spatha a spatula: F. spatule. See Spade for digging.]
Definition: An implement shaped like a knife, flat, thin, and somewhat flexible, used for spreading paints, fine plasters, drugs in compounding prescriptions, etc. Cf. Palette knife, under Palette.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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