In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GALLIZED
Verb
gallized
simple past tense and past participle of gallize
Source: Wiktionary
GALLIZE
Gal"lize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gallized; p. pr. & vb. n. Gallizing.] [After Dr. L. Gall, a French chemist, who invented the process.]
Definition: In wine making, to add water and sugar to (unfermented grape juice) so as to increase the quantity of wine produced. -- Gal`li*za"tion (#), n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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