In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CARBURIZE
carbonize, carbonise, carburize, carburise
(verb) unite with carbon; “carburize metal”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
carburize (third-person singular simple present carburizes, present participle carburizing, simple past and past participle carburized)
To treat or react with carbon
To carbonize
Source: Wiktionary
Car"bu*rize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Carburized; p. pr. & vb. N. Carburizing.] (Chem.)
Definition: To combine wtih carbon or a carbon compound; -- said esp. of a process for conferring a higher degree of illuminating power on combustible gases by mingling them with a vapor of valatile hydrocarbons.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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