In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
WOODINESS
woodiness, woodsiness
(noun) the quality of abounding in trees
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
woodiness (usually uncountable, plural woodinesses)
The state of being woody.
Antonyms
• nonwoodiness
Source: Wiktionary
Wood"i*ness, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being woody. Evelyn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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REDEYE
(noun) a night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep; “he took the redeye in order to get home the next morning”
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