In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OVERTOIL
Etymology
Verb
overtoil (third-person singular simple present overtoils, present participle overtoiling, simple past and past participle overtoiled)
(transitive) To weary excessively; to exhaust.
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*toil", v. t.
Definition: To overwork.
O`ver*toil", v. t.
Definition: To weary excessively; to exhaust. Then dozed a while herself, but overtoiled By that day's grief and travel. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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