In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SPOORS
Verb
spoors
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spoor
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• sopors
Proper noun
Spoors
plural of Spoor
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• sopors
Source: Wiktionary
SPOOR
Spoor, n. Etym: [D. spoor; akin to AS. spor, G. spur, and from the root of E. spur. sq. root171. See Spur.]
Definition: The track or trail of any wild animal; as, the spoor of an elephant; -- used originally by travelers in South Africa.
Spoor, v. i.
Definition: To follow a spoor or trail. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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