In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
JABBERED
Verb
jabbered
simple past tense and past participle of jabber
Source: Wiktionary
JABBER
Jab"ber, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jabbered; p. pr. & vb. n. Jabbering.] Etym: [Cf. Gibber, Gabble.]
Definition: To talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly; to utter gibberish or nonsense; to chatter. Swift.
Jab"ber, v. t.
Definition: To utter rapidly or indistinctly; to gabble; as, to jabber French. Addison.
Jab"ber, n.
Definition: Rapid or incoherent talk, with indistinct utterance; gibberish. Swift.
Jab"ber, n.
Definition: One who jabbers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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