In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SPEWING
Verb
spewing
present participle of spew
Noun
spewing (plural spewings)
Material spewed or vomited.
Source: Wiktionary
SPEW
Spew, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spewed; p. pr.& vb. n. Spewing.] Etym: [OE. spewen, speowen, AS. spiwan;n to D. spuwen to spit. OS & OHG. spiwan, G. speien, Icel. sp to spew, Sw. spy, Dan. spye, Goth. spiewan, th. spjauti, L. spuere to split, Gr. shtiv, shthiv. Cf. Pyke, Spit.] [Written also spue.]
1. To eject from the stomach; to vomit.
2. To cast forth with abhorrence or disgust; to eject. Because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spew thee out of my mouth. Rev. ii. 16.
Spew, v. i.
1. To vomit. Chaucer.
2. To eject seed, as wet land swollen with frost.
Spew, n.
Definition: That which is vomited; vomit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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