In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
INTORT
Etymology
Verb
intort (third-person singular simple present intorts, present participle intorting, simple past and past participle intorted)
To twist in and out; to twine; to wreathe, wind, or wring.
(medicine, ophthalmology) To twist inwards.
Synonyms
• (twist): contort, writhe
Antonyms
• (twist inwards): extort
Anagrams
• Triton, rottin', triton
Source: Wiktionary
In*tort", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Intorting.] Etym: [L. intortus, p. p. of intoquere to twist; pref. in- in + torquere to twist.]
Definition: To twist in and out; to twine; to wreathe; to wind; to wring. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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