In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
URTICATE
nettle, urticate
(verb) sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation
urticate
(verb) whip with or as with nettles
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
urticate (third-person singular simple present urticates, present participle urticating, simple past and past participle urticated)
To have or produce a stinging sensation, as of nettles or urticating hair.
Adjective
urticate (not comparable)
Marked by the presence of wheals.
Source: Wiktionary
Ur"ti*cate, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Urticated; p. pr. & vb. n. Urticating.]
Definition: To sting with, or as with, nettles; to irritate; to annoy. G. A. Sala.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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