In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HO
holmium, Ho, atomic number
(noun) a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Interjection
ho
(nautical) Used to attract attention to something sighted, usually by lookouts.
halloo; hey; a call to excite attention, or to give notice of approach
(rare) Said as a limb is swung in attack.
Noun
ho
A stop; a halt; a moderation of pace.
Etymology 2
Noun
ho (plural hos or hoes)
(slang, euphemistic) A whore; a sexually promiscuous woman; in general use as a highly offensive name-calling word for a woman with connotations of loose sexuality.
Synonyms
• See also promiscuous woman
Etymology 3
Noun
ho (plural hos)
(obsolete) Care, anxiety, trouble, sorrow.
Etymology 4
Verb
ho
(obsolete) To care, be anxious, long.
Anagrams
• OH, oh
Proper noun
HO
(economics) Initialism of Heckler-Ohlin (thereom).
(UK) Initialism of Home Office.
Noun
HO (uncountable)
(business) Initialism of head office.
(religion) Initialism of holy orders.
Abbreviation of HO scale.
Anagrams
• OH, oh
Etymology
Noun
Ho pl (plural only)
A Central-Eastern Indian Adivasi tribe numbering around 1 million, mainly following the religion of Sarna Dhorom
Proper noun
Ho
A Munda language spoken in India and Bangladesh.
Anagrams
• OH, oh
Source: Wiktionary
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