In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TRIGGERED
Verb
triggered
simple past tense and past participle of trigger
Adjective
triggered (not comparable)
Having a trigger that reacts to some specific condition.
Anagrams
• retrigged
Source: Wiktionary
TRIGGER
Trig"ger, n. Etym: [For older tricker, from D. trekker, fr. trekken to draw, pull. See Trick, n.]
1. A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
2. (Mech.)
Definition: A piece, as a lever, which is connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it; especially (Firearms), the part of a lock which is moved by the finger to release the cock and discharge the piece. Trigger fish (Zoöl.), a large plectognath fish (Balistes Carolinensis or B. capriscus) common on the southern coast of the United States, and valued as a food fish in some localities. Its rough skin is used for scouring and polishing in the place of sandpaper. Called also leather jacket, and turbot.
TRIG
Trig, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Dan. trykke to press, Sw. trycka.]
Definition: To fill; to stuff; to cram. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
Trig, a. Etym: [Formerly written trick, akin to trick to dress.]
Definition: Full; also, trim; neat. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] To sit on a horse square and trig. Brit. Quart. Rev.
Trig, v. t. Etym: [See Trigger.]
Definition: To stop, as a wheel, by placing something under it; to scotch; to skid.
Trig, n. Etym: [See Trigger.]
Definition: A stone, block of wood, or anything else, placed under a wheel or barrel to prevent motion; a scotch; a skid. [Eng.] Wright.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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