In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
STERNUTATION
sneeze, sneezing, sternutation
(noun) a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sternutation (plural sternutations)
(medicine, archaic) A sneeze; sneezing, especially as a symptom.
Synonyms
• sneeze
• (medicine) ptarmus
Source: Wiktionary
Ster`nu*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. sternutatio, fr. sternutare to sneeze, intens. from sternuere.]
Definition: The act of sneezing. Quincy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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