In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BLAY
Proper noun
Blay (plural Blays)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Blay is the 21320th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1229 individuals. Blay is most common among White (69.89%) and Black/African American (17.33%) individuals.
Anagrams
• -ably, Alby, ably
Etymology
Noun
blay (plural blays)
The bleak (fish).
Anagrams
• -ably, Alby, ably
Source: Wiktionary
Blay, n. Etym: [AS. bl, fr. bl, bleak, white; akin to Icel. bleikja, OHG. bleicha, G. bleihe. See Bleak, n. & a.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A fish. See Bleak, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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