In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
interject, come in, interpose, put in, throw in, inject
(verb) to insert between other elements; “She interjected clever remarks”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
interject (third-person singular simple present interjects, present participle interjecting, simple past and past participle interjected)
(transitive) To insert something between other things.
(transitive) To say as an interruption or aside.
(intransitive) To interpose oneself; to intervene.
• (to insert between other things): insert
• (to interpose oneself): interpose, intervene
Source: Wiktionary
In`ter*ject", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interjected; p. pr. & vb. n. Interjecting.] Etym: [L. interjectus, p. p. of interjicere to interject; inter between + jac to throw. See Jet a shooting forth.]
Definition: To throw in between; to insert; to interpose. Sir H. Wotton.
In`ter*ject", v. i.
Definition: To throw one's self between or among; to come between; to interpose. Sir G. Buck.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.