In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
overracked (comparative more overracked, superlative most overracked)
Excessively racked; placed under too much strain or duress.
• overcarked
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13 February 2025
(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.