In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ASHPAN
Etymology
Noun
ashpan (plural ashpans)
A container beneath a boiler's furnace, catching ash and clinker that falls through the firebars
A container that fits below the grate of a domestic fireplace.
(rail) A large pan below the grate and firebox of a steam locomotive.
Anagrams
• hanaps
Source: Wiktionary
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22 February 2025
ANALYSIS
(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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