In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PALPED
Verb
palped
simple past tense and past participle of palp
Adjective
palped (not comparable)
(zoology) Having a palpus.
Anagrams
• appled, dapple, lapped
Source: Wiktionary
Palped, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Having a palpus.
PALP
Palp, n. Etym: [Cf. F. palpe. See Palpable.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Same as Palpus.
Palp, v. t. Etym: [L. palpare: cf. F. palper.]
Definition: To have a distinct touch or feeling of; to feel. [Obs.] To bring a palpèd darkness o'er the earth. Heywood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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