In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
foreyards
plural of foreyard
Source: Wiktionary
Fore"yard`, n. (Naut.)
Definition: The lowermost yard on the foremast.
Note: [See Illust. of Ship.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 November 2024
(noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.