In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EMBRUTING
Verb
embruting
present participle of embrute
Source: Wiktionary
EMBRUTE
Em*brute", v. t. Etym: [Pref. em- (L. in) + brute. Cf. Imbrute.]
Definition: To brutify; to imbrute. All the man embruted in the swine. Cawthorn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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