In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
COPPED
COP
collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop
(verb) take into custody; “the police nabbed the suspected criminals”
hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glom
(verb) take by theft; “Someone snitched my wallet!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
copped
simple past tense and past participle of cop
Adjective
copped (comparative more copped, superlative most copped)
Rising to a point or head; conical; pointed; crested.
Source: Wiktionary
Copped, a. Etym: [From Cop.]
Definition: Rising to a point or head; conical; pointed; crested. Wiseman.
COP
Cop, n. Etym: [AS. cop; cf. G. kopf head. Cf. Cup, Cob.]
1. The top of a thing; the head; a crest. [Obs.] Cop they used to call The tops of many hills. Dra
2. A conical or conical-ended mass of coiled thread, yarn, or roving, wound upon a spindle, etc.
3. A tube or quill upon which silk is wound.
4. (Mil. Arch.)
Definition: same as Merlon.
5. A policeman. [Slang] Cop waste, a kind of cotton waste, composed chiefly
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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