In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OVERGILD
Etymology
Verb
overgild (third-person singular simple present overgilds, present participle overgilding, simple past and past participle overgilt or overgilded)
(transitive) To cover with gilding.
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• log drive
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*gild", v. t. Etym: [AS. ofergyldan.]
Definition: To gild over; to varnish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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