In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PERTUSED
Adjective
pertused (comparative more pertused, superlative most pertused)
pertuse; pierced with holes
Anagrams
• deputers, upserted
Source: Wiktionary
Per*tuse", Per*tused", a. Etym: [L. pertusus, p.p. of pertundere to beat or thrust through, to bore through; per + tundere to beat: cf. F. pertus. Cf. Pierce.]
Definition: Punched; pierced with, or having, holes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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