In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GARAGES
Noun
garages
plural of garage
Verb
garages
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of garage
Source: Wiktionary
GARAGE
Ga`rage", n. [F.]
1. A place for housing automobiles.
2. (AĂ«ronautics) A shed for housing an airship or flying machine; a hangar.
3. A side way or space in a canal to enable vessels to pass each other; a siding.
Garage is recent in English, and has as yet acquired no settled pronunciation.
Ga`rage", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Garaged; p. pr. & vb. n. Garaging.]
Definition: To keep in a garage. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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