In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
WITLOOF
endive, witloof, Cichorium endivia
(noun) widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
witloof (plural witloofs)
(culinary) Belgian endive, common chicory (Cichorium intybus)
Source: Wiktionary
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(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
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