In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TELEPOLARISCOPE
Tel`e*po*lar"i*scope, n. Etym: [Gr. polariscope.] (Opt.)
Definition: A polariscope arranged to be attached to a telescope. Lockyer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CHELICERA
(noun) either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing
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