In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
YNAMBU
Etymology
Noun
ynambu (plural ynambus)
A bird of South America, Rhynchotus rufescens, the red-winged tinamou.
Source: Wiktionary
Y*nam"bu, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A South American tinamou (Rhynchotus rufescens); -- called also perdiz grande, and rufous tinamou. See Illust. of Tinamou.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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