In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TAGUAN
taguan, flying marmot, flying cat, Petaurista petaurista
(noun) East Indian flying squirrel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the native name in the East Indies.
Noun
taguan (plural taguans)
flying squirrel
Source: Wiktionary
Tag"u*an, n. Etym: [From the native name in the East Indies.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A large flying squirrel (Pteromys petuarista). Its body becomes two feet long, with a large bushy tail nearly as long.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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