In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
UNGULATA
Ungulata
(noun) in former classifications a major division of Mammalia comprising all hoofed mammals; now divided into the orders Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) and Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Un`gu*la"ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. ungula hoof.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: An extensive group of mammals including all those that have hoofs. It comprises the Artiodactyla and Perissodactyla.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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