In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
VULCANIZES
Verb
vulcanizes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of vulcanize
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VULCANIZE
Vul"can*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vulcanized; p. pr. & vb. n. Vulcanizing.]
Definition: To change the properties of, as caoutchouc, or India rubber, by the process of vulcanization. Vulcanized fiber, paper, paper pulp, or other fiber, chemically treated, as with metallic chlorides, so as to form a substance resembling ebonite in texture, hardness, etc. Knight.
– Vulcanized rubber, India rubber, vulcanized.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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