In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DOB
Etymology 1
Uncertain.
Verb
dob (third-person singular simple present dobs, present participle dobbing, simple past and past participle dobbed)
(slang, chiefly, Australia and UK) To report (a person) to someone in authority for a wrongdoing.
(slang, chiefly, Australia) To do one's share; to contribute.
(slang, chiefly, Australia) To nominate a person, often in their absence, for an unpleasant task.
(slang, Northern Ireland) To play truant
Usage notes
(all senses): Most often used with "in" or "on".
Synonyms
• (report a person): See also rat out
• (play truant): See also play truant
Noun
dob (plural dobs)
A small amount of something, especially paste.
Etymology 2
Initialism.
Noun
dob
Initialism of date of birth.
Etymology 3
Verb
dob (third-person singular simple present dobs, present participle dobbing, simple past and past participle dobbed)
(intransitive, sometimes, humorous) In the scouting movement, to chant dob to indicate that one will do one's best to follow the scouting laws.
Anagrams
• BOD, Bod, bod
Noun
DOB (plural DOBs)
Initialism of date of birth.
Proper noun
DOB
Initialism of Daughters of Bilitis. The first organized and successful lesbian liberation organization in the United States.
Anagrams
• BOD, Bod, bod
Source: Wiktionary
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17 January 2025
OBSERVE
(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”
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