In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OUTLEARNING
Verb
outlearning
present participle of outlearn
Source: Wiktionary
OUTLEARN
Out*learn", v. t.
1. To excel or surpass in learing.
2. To learn out [i. e., completely, utterly]; to exhaust knowledge of. Naught, according to his mind, He could outlearn. Spenser. Men and gods have not outlearned it [love]. Emerson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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