In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TEREBINTHIC
Ter`e*bin"thic, a. (Chem.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to turpentine; resembling turpentine; terbinthine; as, terbinthic qualities.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
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