In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OUTPREACH
Etymology
Verb
outpreach (third-person singular simple present outpreaches, present participle outpreaching, simple past and past participle outpreached)
(transitive) To surpass in preaching.
Source: Wiktionary
Out*preach", v. t.
Definition: To surpass in preaching. And for a villain's quick conversion A pillory can outpreach a parson. Trumbull.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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