In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CANCERATES
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cancerates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cancerate
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CANCERATE
Can"cer*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cancerated.] Etym: [LL. canceratus eaten by a cancer. See Cancer.]
Definition: To grow into a canser; to become cancerous. Boyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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