In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
WRECKFISH
Etymology
Noun
wreckfish (plural wreckfishes or wreckfish)
Any of the perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae, often inhabiting caves and shipwrecks.
Source: Wiktionary
Wreck"fish`, n. Etym: [So called because it often comes in with wreckage.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A stone bass.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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17 November 2024
MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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