In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CHEAPENS
Verb
cheapens
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cheapen
Source: Wiktionary
CHEAPEN
Cheap"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cheapened; p. pr. & vb. n. Cheapening.] Etym: [OE. cheapien, chepen, to trade, buy, sell, AS. ceápian; akin to D. koopen to buy, G. kaufen, Icel. kaupa, Goth. kaupon to trade. Cf. Chap to bargain.]
1. To ask the price of; to bid, bargain, or chaffer for. [Obsoles.] Pretend to cheapen goods, but nothing buy. Swift.
2. Etym: [Cf. Cheap, a.]
Definition: To beat down the price of; to lessen the value of; to depreciate. Pope. My proffered love has cheapened me. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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