In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OVERLIE
overlie, overlay
(verb) kill by lying on; “The sow overlay her piglets”
overlie
(verb) lie upon; lie on top of; “the granite overlies the older rocks”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
overlie (third-person singular simple present overlies, present participle overlying, simple past overlay, past participle overlain)
To lie over or upon
(transitive) To suffocate by lying upon
Anagrams
• lie over, relievo
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*lie", v. t. [imp. Overlay; p. p. Overlain; p. pr. & vb. n. Overlying.]
Definition: To lie over or upon; specifically, to suffocate by lying upon; as, to overlie an infant. Quain. A woman by negligence overlieth her child in her sleeping. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ACRIMONIOUS
(adjective) marked by strong resentment or cynicism; “an acrimonious dispute”; “bitter about the divorce”
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