In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MUX
Etymology 1
Noun
mux (uncountable)
(obsolete) Dirt, filth or muck.
Verb
mux (third-person singular simple present muxes, present participle muxing, simple past and past participle muxed)
(transitive, obsolete) To make a mess of something; to botch.
Etymology 2
Noun
mux (plural muxes)
A multiplexer.
Verb
mux (third-person singular simple present muxes, present participle muxing, simple past and past participle muxed)
To multiplex.
Antonyms
• (both noun and verb): demux
Noun
MUX
Abbreviation of multiplexor.
Source: Wiktionary
Mux, n. Etym: [Cf. Mixen.]
Definition: Dirt; filth; muck. [Prov. Eng.] ose.
Mux, v. t.
Definition: To mix in an unitidy and offensive way; to make a mess of. [Prov. Eng.; Colloq. U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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