In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
WOOLERT
Woo"lert, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The barn owl. [Prov. Eng.] [Written also oolert, and owlerd.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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