In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OVERMEASURED
Verb
overmeasured
simple past tense and past participle of overmeasure
Source: Wiktionary
OVERMEASURE
O`ver*meas"ure, v. t.
Definition: To measure or estimate too largely.
O"ver*meas`ure, n.
Definition: Excessive measure; the excess beyond true or proper measure; surplus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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