In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OVERHENTS
Verb
overhents
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overhent
Source: Wiktionary
OVERHENT
O`ver*hent", v. t. Etym: [See Hent.]
Definition: To overtake. [Obs.] So forth he went and soon them overhent. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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