In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
injects
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inject
Source: Wiktionary
In*ject", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Injected; p. pr. & vb. n. Injecting.] Etym: [L. injectus, p. p. of inicere, injicere, to throw in; pref. in- in + jacere to throw: cf. F. injecter. See Jet a shooting forth.]
1. To throw in; to dart in; to force in; as, to inject cold water into a condenser; to inject a medicinal liquid into a cavity of the body; to inject morphine with a hypodermic syringe.
2. Fig.: To throw; to offer; to propose; to instill. Cæsar also, then hatching tyranny, injected the same scrupulous demurs. Milton.
3. To cast or throw; -- with on. [R.] And mound inject on mound. Pope.
4. (Anat.)
Definition: To fill (a vessel, cavity, or tissue) with a fluid or other substance; as, to inject the blood vessels.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.