In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
unreeve (third-person singular simple present unreeves, present participle unreeving, simple past and past participle unreeved)
(transitive, nautical) To withdraw or take out, as for example a rope from a block.
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Source: Wiktionary
Un*reeve", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + reeve, v. t.] (Naut.)
Definition: To withdraw, or take out, as a rope from a block, thimble, or the like.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.