In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
LOCKUP
locking, lockup
(noun) the act of locking something up to protect it
lockup
(noun) jail in a local police station
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lockup (plural lockups)
(slang) A jail cell, or a period of incarceration.
(UK, chiefly) A storage unit with a door secured by a padlock or deadbolt; a garage
(printing, historical) A device for locking type into position for printing.
(marketing, by extension) A fixed layout involving one or more logos and possibly related text.
Anagrams
• uplock
Source: Wiktionary
Lock"up`, n.
Definition: A place where persons under arrest are temporarily locked up; a watchhouse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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