In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
engrasped
simple past tense and past participle of engrasp
Source: Wiktionary
En*grasp", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engrasped; p. pr. & vb. n. Engrasping.]
Definition: To grasp; to grip. [R.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 May 2024
(adverb) in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner; “if you think him guilty you judge amiss”; “he spoke amiss”; “no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.