In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OUTWORK
outwork
(noun) subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area; “the outworks of the castle”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
outwork (third-person singular simple present outworks, present participle outworking, simple past and past participle outworked)
(rare) To work out to a finish; to complete.
To work faster or harder than.
Noun
outwork (countable and uncountable, plural outworks)
(architecture, countable) A minor, subsidiary fortification built beyond the main limits of fortification.
Agricultural work done outdoors in the fields.
Anagrams
• work out, workout
Source: Wiktionary
Out*work", v. t.
Definition: To exceed in working; to work more or faster than.
Out"work`, n. (Fort.)
Definition: A minor defense constructed beyond the main body of a work, as a ravelin, lunette, hornwork, etc. Wilhelm.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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