In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
REGURGITATES
Verb
regurgitates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of regurgitate
Source: Wiktionary
REGURGITATE
Re*gur"gi*tate (r*gr"j*tt), v. t. Etym: [LL. regurgitare, regurgitatum; L. pref. re- re- + gurges, -itis, a gulf. Cf. Regorge.]
Definition: To throw or pour back, as from a deep or hollow place; to pour or throw back in great quantity.
Re*gur"gi*tate, v. i.
Definition: To be thrown or poured back; to rush or surge back. The food may regurgitatem the stomach into the esophagus and mouth. Quain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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