In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ZAPOTILLAS
Noun
zapotillas
plural of zapotilla
Source: Wiktionary
ZAPOTILLA
Zap`o*til"la, n. (Bot.)
Definition: See Sapodilla.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TEMPORIZE
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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