In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
moldboard, mouldboard
(noun) wedge formed by the curved part of a steel plow blade that turns the furrow
Source: WordNet® 3.1
moldboard (plural moldboards)
A curved piece of metal on a plow or bulldozer that clears the free dirt from the blade.
(founding) A follow board.
Source: Wiktionary
Mold"board`, Mould"board`, n.
1. A curved plate of iron (originally of wood) back of the share of a plow, which turns over the earth in plowing.
2. (Founding)
Definition: A follow board.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 September 2024
(noun) recovery or preservation from loss or danger; “work is the deliverance of mankind”; “a surgeon’s job is the saving of lives”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.