In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
upsends
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of upsend
• send-ups, sends up, sendups, suspend
Source: Wiktionary
Up*send", v. t.
Definition: To send, cast, or throw up. As when some island situate afar . . . Upsends a smoke to heaven. Cowper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 November 2024
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.