In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TUMEFACTIONS
Noun
tumefactions
plural of tumefaction
Source: Wiktionary
TUMEFACTION
Tu`me*fac"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. tuméfaction.]
Definition: The act or process of tumefying, swelling, or rising into a tumor; a swelling. Arbuthnot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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