In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MARATHON
marathon, endurance contest
(noun) any long and arduous undertaking
Marathon, battle of Marathon
(noun) a battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the Persians
marathon
(noun) a footrace of 26 miles 385 yards
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
marathon (plural marathons)
A 42.195 kilometre (26 mile 385 yard) road race.
(figuratively, by extension) Any extended or sustained activity.
Verb
marathon (third-person singular simple present marathons, present participle marathoning, simple past and past participle marathoned)
To run a marathon.
(informal, transitive) To watch or read a large number of instalments of (a film, book, TV series, etc.) in one sitting.
Etymology
Proper noun
Marathon
A town in Attica, Greece, the site of the victory in 490 BC of heavily outnumbered Athenians against Persians.
Source: Wiktionary
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