In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
COPULATES
Verb
copulates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copulate
Anagrams
• outplaces, scopulate
Source: Wiktionary
COPULATE
Cop"u*late, a. Etym: [L. copulatus, p.p. of copulare to couple, fr. copula. See Copula.]
1. Joined; associated; coupled. [Obs.] Bacon.
2. (Gram.)
Definition: Joining subject and predicate; copulative. F. A. March.
Cop"u*late, v. i. [imp. & p.p. Copulated; p.pr. & vb.n. Copulating.]
Definition: To unite in sexual intercourse; to come together in the act of generation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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