In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OUTSPORT
Etymology
Verb
outsport (third-person singular simple present outsports, present participle outsporting, simple past and past participle outsported)
(transitive) To exceed in sporting.
Anagrams
• outports
Source: Wiktionary
Out*sport", v. t.
Definition: To exceed in sporting. [R.] "Not to outsport discretion." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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