In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
UPROOTS
Verb
uproots
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of uproot
Anagrams
• portous
Source: Wiktionary
UPROOT
Up*root", v. t.
Definition: To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to remove utterly; to eradicate; to extirpate. Trees uprooted left their place. Dryden. At his command the uprooted hills retired. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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