In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ROSS
Ross, Betsy Ross, Betsy Griscom Ross
(noun) American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836)
Ross, Nellie Ross, Nellie Tayloe Ross
(noun) a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977)
Ross, Sir Ronald Ross
(noun) British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932)
Ross, James Clark Ross, Sir James Clark Ross
(noun) British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862)
Ross, John Ross, Sir John Ross
(noun) Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ross; 115), n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Definition: The rough, scaly matter on the surface of the bark of trees. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]
Ross, v. t.
Definition: To divest of the ross, or rough, scaly surface; as, to ross bark. [Local, U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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