In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DEGUMMED
Verb
degummed
simple past tense and past participle of degum
Source: Wiktionary
DEGUM
De*gum", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Degummed; p. pr. & vb. n. Degumming.]
Definition: To deprive of, or free from, gum; as, to degum ramie.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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