In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SQUAMOID
Squa"moid, a. Etym: [L. squama scale + -oid.]
Definition: Resembling a scale; also, covered with scales; scaly.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CLOG
(verb) fill to excess so that function is impaired; “Fear clogged her mind”; “The story was clogged with too many details”
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