In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
WHIRLABOUT
Etymology
Noun
whirlabout (plural whirlabouts)
A fairground carousel.
Source: Wiktionary
Whirl"a*bout`, n.
Definition: Something that whirls or turns about in a rapid manner; a whirligig.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HISTOLOGICALLY
(adverb) involving the use of histology or histological techniques; “histologically identifiable structures”
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