In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TAPIROID
Etymology
Adjective
tapiroid (not comparable)
(zoology) Related to the tapir
Noun
tapiroid (plural tapiroids)
Any perissodactyl of the superfamily Tapiroidea
Source: Wiktionary
Ta"pir*oid, a. Etym: [Tapir + -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Allied to the tapir, or the Tapir family.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPERSION
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
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