In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TUMEFACIENT
Adjective
tumefacient (not comparable)
Producing swelling; tumefying.
Source: Wiktionary
Tu`me*fa"cient, a. [L. tumefaciens, -entis, p. pr. of tumefacere to tumefy; tumere to swell + facere to make.]
Definition: Producing swelling; tumefying.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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