In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OVERRAKE
Etymology
Verb
overrake (third-person singular simple present overrakes, present participle overraking, simple past and past participle overraked)
(transitive) To rake over, or sweep across, from end to end, as waves break over a vessel anchored with its head to the sea.
Anagrams
• rake over
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*rake", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overraked; p. pr. & vb. n. Overraking.] (Naut.)
Definition: To rake over, or sweep across, from end to end, as waves that break over a vessel anchored with head to the sea.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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20 June 2024
INSIGNIFICANTLY
(adverb) not to a significant degree or amount; “our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts”
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