In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PESTLING
Verb
pestling
present participle of pestle
Anagrams
• peltings, spelting
Source: Wiktionary
PESTLE
Pes"tle, n. Etym: [OE. pestel, OF. pestel, LL. pestellum, L. pistillum, pistillus, a pounder, pestle, fr. pisere, pinsere, to pound, crush, akin to Gr. pish. Cf. Pistil.]
1. An implement for pounding and breaking or braying substances in a mortar.
2. A constable's or bailiff's staff; -- so called from its shape. [Obs.] Chapman.
3. The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig; as, a pestle of pork.
Pes"tle, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Pestled; p. pr. & vb. n. Pestling.]
Definition: To pound, pulverize, bray, or mix with a pestle, or as with a pestle; to use a pestle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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