In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ROPEABLE
Etymology
Adjective
ropeable (comparative more ropeable, superlative most ropeable)
Able to be roped and so restrained.
(Australia, New Zealand) Angry to the point of needing to be restrained from violent action.
Anagrams
• operable
Source: Wiktionary
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