In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ARSHIN
Etymology
Noun
arshin (plural arshins)
An obsolete Russian length unit, equal to 71.12 centimeters.
Synonyms
• Russian cubit
Anagrams
• shairn, sharin'
Source: Wiktionary
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29 March 2025
THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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