In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OVERSWELLING
Verb
overswelling
present participle of overswell
Noun
overswelling (countable and uncountable, plural overswellings)
Excessive swelling.
Source: Wiktionary
OVERSWELL
O`ver*swell", v. t. & i.
Definition: To swell or rise above; to overflow. [R.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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