In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MISCALCULATING
Verb
miscalculating
present participle of miscalculate
Source: Wiktionary
MISCALCULATE
Mis*cal"cu*late, v. t. & i.
Definition: To calculate erroneously; to judge wrongly.
– Mis*cal`cu*la"tion, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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