In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TARSOMETATARSAL
Etymology
Adjective
tarsometatarsal (not comparable)
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to both the tarsus and metatarsus.
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the tarsometatarsus.
Source: Wiktionary
Tar`so*met`a*tar"sal, a. (Anat.) (a) Of or pertaining to both the tarsus and metatarsus; as, the tarsometatarsal articulations. (b) Of or pertaining to the tarsometatarsus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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