In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
COUNTERCHARMED
Verb
countercharmed
simple past tense and past participle of countercharm
Anagrams
• countermarched
Source: Wiktionary
COUNTERCHARM
Coun`ter*charm" (koun`tr-chrm"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Countercharmed (-chrmd`); p. pr. & vb. n. Countercharming.]
Definition: To destroy the effect of a charm upon.
Coun"ter*charm` (koun"tr-chrm`), n.
Definition: That which has the power of destroying the effect of a charm.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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