In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
WARWORN
Etymology
Adjective
warworn (comparative more warworn, superlative most warworn)
Worn from military service.
a warworn coat
Source: Wiktionary
War"worn`, a.
Definition: Worn with military service; as, a warworn soldier; a warworn coat. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FATIGUE
(noun) (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; “he was suffering from museum fatigue”; “after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue”; “the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue”; “political fatigue”
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