In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MISDO
misdo
(verb) do wrongly or improperly; “misdo one’s job”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
misdo (third-person singular simple present misdoes, present participle misdoing, simple past misdid, past participle misdone)
(archaic, intransitive) To do evil.
(transitive) To do (something) incorrectly or improperly.
(archaic, transitive) To do harm to; to injure, mistreat.
Anagrams
• mo-dis, odism
Source: Wiktionary
Mis*do", v. t. [imp. Misdid; p. p. Misdone; p. pr. & vb. n. Misdoing.] Etym: [AS. misd. See Do, v.]
1. To do wrongly. Afford me place to show what recompense To wards thee I intend for what I have misdone. Milton.
2. To do wrong to; to illtreat. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Mis*do", v. i.
Definition: To do wrong; to commit a fault. I have misdone, and I endure the smart. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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