In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FORAYED
Verb
forayed
simple past tense and past participle of foray
Anagrams
• feodary, foreday
Source: Wiktionary
FORAY
For"ay, n. Etym: [Another form of forahe. Cf. Forray.]
Definition: A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid. Spenser. The huge Earl Doorm, . . . Bound on a foray, rolling eyes of prey. Tennyson.
For"ay, v. t.
Definition: To pillage; to ravage. He might foray our lands. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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