In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TERMAGANTLY
Etymology
Adverb
termagantly (comparative more termagantly, superlative most termagantly)
In the manner of a termagant; shrewishly.
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SALTWORT
(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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