In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TETRADACTYLE
Tet`ra*dac"tyl, Tet`ra*dac"tyle, a. Etym: [Cf. F. tétradactyle.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Tetradactylous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”
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