In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ABSQUATULATE
abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make off
(verb) run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; “The thief made off with our silver”; “the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
absquatulate (third-person singular simple present absquatulates, present participle absquatulating, simple past and past participle absquatulated)
(intransitive, slang) To leave quickly or in a hurry; to depart, flee. [from 19th c.]
(intransitive, slang) to abscond.
Synonyms
• (leave quickly): abscond, decamp, skedaddle, vamoose
• See leave
Source: Wiktionary
Ab*squat"u*late, v. i.
Definition: To take one's self off; to decamp. [A jocular word. U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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