In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
UNSCALES
Verb
unscales
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unscale
Anagrams
• Claussen, scalenus
Source: Wiktionary
UNSCALE
Un*scale", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + scale.]
Definition: To divest of scales; to remove scales from. [An eagle] purging and unscaling her long-abused sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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