According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
lye
(noun) a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lye (countable and uncountable, plural lyes)
An alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes).
Potassium or sodium hydroxide (caustic soda).
lye (plural lyes)
(UK, railways) A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding.
lye (third-person singular simple present lyes, present participle lying, simple past and past participle lyed)
Obsolete spelling of lie.
• Ely, Ley, ley, yel
Source: Wiktionary
Lye, n. [Written also lie and ley.] Etym: [AS. leáh; akin to D. loog, OHG. louga, G. lauge; cf. Icel. laug a bath, a hot spring.]
Definition: A strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium salts, obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making soap, etc.
Lye, n. (Railroad)
Definition: A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding. [Eng.]
Lye, n.
Definition: A falsehood. [Obs.] See Lie.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 April 2024
(noun) a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area; “the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.