In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
mailbox, letter box
(noun) a private box for delivery of mail
postbox, mailbox, letter box
(noun) public box for deposit of mail
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mailbox (plural mailboxes)
(chiefly, US) A box into which mail is put
(computing) A folder or account for the storage of e-mail; an electronic in-box or mailstore.
• (in some senses) letterbox
• post box
• xilobam
Source: Wiktionary
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.