In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
upends
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of upend
• ends up, send up, send-up, sendup, unsped, upsend
Source: Wiktionary
Up*end", v. t.
Definition: To end up; to set on end, as a cask.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.