In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OVERWINTER
winter, overwinter
(verb) spend the winter; “We wintered on the Riviera”; “Shackleton’s men overwintered on Elephant Island”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
overwinter (third-person singular simple present overwinters, present participle overwintering, simple past and past participle overwintered)
(transitive) To keep or preserve for the winter.
(intransitive) To spend the winter (in a particular place).
Coordinate terms
• oversummer
Adjective
overwinter (not comparable)
Occurring over the winter season.
Adverb
overwinter (not comparable)
During the winter.
Anagrams
• winterover
Source: Wiktionary
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