In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
COUNTERATTACK
counterattack, counterplay
(noun) (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent’s advantage in another part of the board
counterattack, countermove
(noun) an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
counterattack, counterstrike
(verb) make a counterattack
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
counterattack (plural counterattacks)
Alternative form of counter-attack
Verb
counterattack (third-person singular simple present counterattacks, present participle counterattacking, simple past and past participle counterattacked)
Alternative form of counter-attack
Source: Wiktionary
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