In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SPEARFISHED
Verb
spearfished
simple past tense and past participle of spearfish
Source: Wiktionary
SPEARFISH
Spear"fish`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) A large and powerful fish (Tetrapturus albidus) related to the swordfish, but having scales and ventral fins. It is found on the American coast and the Mediterranean. (b) The carp sucker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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