In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TUMULAR
Etymology
Adjective
tumular (not comparable)
Consisting of a heap; formed or being in a heap or hillock.
Anagrams
• mutular
Source: Wiktionary
Tu"mu*lar, a. Etym: [L. tumulus a mound: cf. F. tumulaire. See Tumulus.]
Definition: Consisting in a heap; formed or being in a heap or hillock. Pinkerton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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