In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
URETHRA
urethra
(noun) duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
urethra (plural urethras or urethrae)
(anatomy) The tube through which urine exits the body and, in penises, through which semen is ejaculated.
Source: Wiktionary
U*re"thra, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Urine.] (Anat.)
Definition: The canal by which the urine is conducted from the bladder and discharged.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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