In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OVERCOVER
Etymology
Verb
overcover (third-person singular simple present overcovers, present participle overcovering, simple past and past participle overcovered)
(transitive) To cover over.
(transitive) To give too much coverage (as for example on television).
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*cov"er, v. t.
Definition: To cover up. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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