In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
scampered
simple past tense and past participle of scamper
scampered (not comparable)
Achieved by a scampering motion.
• decampers
Source: Wiktionary
Scam"per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scampered; p. pr. & vb. n. Scampering.] Etym: [OF. escamper to escape, to save one's self; L. ex from + campus the field (sc. of battle). See Camp, and cf. Decamp, Scamp, n., Shamble, v. t.]
Definition: To run with speed; to run or move in a quick, hurried manner; to hasten away. Macaulay. The lady, however, . . . could not help scampering about the room after a mouse. S. Sharpe.
Scam"per, n.
Definition: A scampering; a hasty flight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 February 2025
(verb) make (substances) hard and improve their usability; “cure resin”; “cure cement”; “cure soap”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.