In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
XYLOPHILOUS
Etymology
Adjective
xylophilous (comparative more xylophilous, superlative most xylophilous)
Living on or in wood, as some fungi and beetles do.
Source: Wiktionary
Xy*loph"i*lous, a. Etym: [Xylo- + Gr. filei^n to love.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the xylophilans.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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