In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EXCRETED
Verb
excreted
simple past tense and past participle of excrete
Source: Wiktionary
EXCRETE
Ex*crete", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Excreted; p. pr. & vb. n. Excreting.] Etym: [L. excretus, p. p. of excernere to sift out, discharge; ex out + cernere to sift, separate. See Crisis.]
Definition: To separate and throw off; to excrete urine. "The mucus thus excreted." Hooper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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