In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OVERFISHING
Verb
overfishing
present participle of overfish
Noun
overfishing (uncountable)
Fishing that reduces the stock of remaining fish in an area to below that which is acceptable.
Source: Wiktionary
OVERFISH
O`ver*fish", v. t.
Definition: To fish to excess.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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