In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
trapans
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of trapan
• Spartan, partans, spartan, tarpans
Source: Wiktionary
Tra*pan", n. Etym: [OF. trappan. See Trap, and cf. Trepan a snare.]
Definition: A snare; a stratagem; a trepan. See 3d Trepan. South.
Tra*pan", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trapanned; p. pr. & vb. n. Trapanning.]
Definition: To insnare; to catch by stratagem; to entrap; to trepan. Having some of his people trapanned at Baldivia. Anson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 April 2025
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In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.