In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HASHES
Noun
hashes
plural of hash
Verb
hashes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hash
Anagrams
• Shesha
Proper noun
Hashes
plural of Hash
Anagrams
• Shesha
Source: Wiktionary
HASH
Hash, n. Etym: [Formerly hachey, hachee, F. hachis, hacher to hash; of German origin; cf. G. hippe sickle, OHG. hippa, for happia. Cf. Hatchet.]
1. That which is hashed or chopped up; meat and vegetables, especially such as have been already cooked, chopped into small pieces and mixed.
2. A new mixture of old matter; a second preparation or exhibition. I can not bear elections, and still less the hash of them over again in a first session. Walpole.
Hash, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Hashing.] Etym: [From Hash, n.: cf. F. hacher to hash.]
Definition: To as, to hash meat. Hudibras.
HASH
Hash, n. Etym: [Formerly hachey, hachee, F. hachis, hacher to hash; of German origin; cf. G. hippe sickle, OHG. hippa, for happia. Cf. Hatchet.]
1. That which is hashed or chopped up; meat and vegetables, especially such as have been already cooked, chopped into small pieces and mixed.
2. A new mixture of old matter; a second preparation or exhibition. I can not bear elections, and still less the hash of them over again in a first session. Walpole.
Hash, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Hashing.] Etym: [From Hash, n.: cf. F. hacher to hash.]
Definition: To as, to hash meat. Hudibras.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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