In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
mock, bemock
(verb) treat with contempt; “The new constitution mocks all democratic principles”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bemock (third-person singular simple present bemocks, present participle bemocking, simple past and past participle bemocked)
(archaic) To ridicule or mock.
(transitive) To mock repeatedly; flout.
(transitive) To cause to appear as if mock or unreal; excel or surpass, as the genuine surpasses the counterfeit.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*mock", v. t.
Definition: To mock; to ridicule. Bemock the modest moon. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.