In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CULM
culm
(noun) stem of plants of the Gramineae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
culm (countable and uncountable, plural culms)
waste coal, used as a poor quality fuel; slack.
anthracite, especially when found in small masses
Etymology 2
Noun
culm (plural culms)
(botany) the stem of a plant, especially of grass or sedge
Anagrams
• Clum, MCLU, clum
Proper noun
Culm
A German bishopric, founded in 1234.
Anagrams
• Clum, MCLU, clum
Source: Wiktionary
Culm (klm), n. Etym: [L. culmus stark, stem; akin to colasmus. SeeHalm.] (Bot.)
Definition: The stalk or stem of grain and grasses (including the bamboo), jointed and usually hollow.
Culm, n. Etym: [Perh. from W. cwlm knot or tie, applied to this species of coal, which is much found in balls or knots in some parts of Wales: cf. OE. culme smoke, soot.] (Min.) (a) Mineral coal that is not bituminous; anthracite, especially when found in small masses. (b) The waste of the Pennsylvania anthracite mines, consisting of fine coal, dust, etc., and used as fuel. Raymond.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
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