In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GYRATED
Verb
gyrated
simple past tense and past participle of gyrate
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GYRATE
Gy"rate, a. Etym: [L. gyratus made in a circular form, p. p. of gyrare.]
Definition: Winding or coiled round; curved into a circle; taking a circular course.
Gy"rate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gyrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Gyrating.] Etym: [L. gyratus, p. p. of gyrare to gyrate. See Gyre, n.]
Definition: To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado; to revolve.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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