In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TOXEMIAS
Noun
toxemias
plural of toxemia
Source: Wiktionary
TOXEMIA
Tox*ae"mi*a or Tox*e"mi*a, a. Etym: [NL.,fr.Gr. (Med.)
Definition: Blood poisoning. See under Blood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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