In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TAPETI
Etymology
Noun
tapeti (plural tapetis)
A small South American cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus brasiliensis).
Synonyms
• Brazilian cottontail, forest cottontail
Anagrams
• Pattie, pattie
Source: Wiktionary
Tap"e*ti, n.; pl. Tapetis. Etym: [Braz.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small South American hare (Lepus Braziliensis).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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