In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
WINDHOVER
Etymology
Noun
windhover (plural windhovers)
(Britain) The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus). [from 1674]
Synonyms
• kestrel
• staniel
• windfucker, windsucker
Source: Wiktionary
Wind"hov`er, n. Etym: [From its habit of hovering over one spot.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The kestrel; -- called also windbibber, windcuffer, windfanner. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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