In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
UPUPA
Upupa, genus Upupa
(noun) type genus of the Upupidae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
U"pu*pa, n. Etym: [L., the hoopoe.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of birds which includes the common hoopoe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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