In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SNEAPED
Verb
sneaped
simple past tense and past participle of sneap
Anagrams
• Peadens, Sandeep, speaned
Source: Wiktionary
SNEAP
Sneap, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Icel. sneypa to dishonor, disgrace, chide, but also E. snip, and snub.]
1. To check; to reprimand; to rebuke; to chide. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
2. To nip; to blast; to blight. [Obs.] Biron is like an envious, sneaping frost. Shak.
Sneap, n.
Definition: A reprimand; a rebuke. [Obs.] My lord, I will not undergo this sneap without reply. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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