In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
overlard (third-person singular simple present overlards, present participle overlarding, simple past and past participle overlarded)
(transitive) To cover or coat with lard.
(transitive, figurative) To garnish or strew excessively.
Source: Wiktionary
3 July 2024
(noun) an excited state of agitation; “he was in a dither”; “there was a terrible flap about the theft”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.