In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TRIPESTONE
Tripe"stone`, n. (Min.)
Definition: A variety of anhydrite composed of contorted plates fancied to resemble pieces of tripe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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REPLACEMENT
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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