In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TAURYLIC
Tau*ryl"ic, a. Etym: [L. taurus a bull + E. phenylic.] (Chem.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found of a urine of neat cattle, and probably identical with cresol.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPIRITEDLY
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
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