In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
NICTATED
Verb
nictated
simple past tense and past participle of nictate
Source: Wiktionary
NICTATE
Nic"tate, v. i. Etym: [L. nictare, nictatum, from nicere to beckon.]
Definition: To wink; to nictitate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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