In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
transfuses
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of transfuse
Source: Wiktionary
Trans*fuse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transfused; p. pr. & vb. n. Transfusing.] Etym: [L. transfusus, p. p. of transfundere: cf. F. transfuser. See Transfund.]
1. To pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; to transfer by pouring.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 January 2025
(noun) a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; “they run things by the book around here”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.