In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TABLESPOON
tablespoon
(noun) a spoon larger than a dessert spoon; used for serving
tablespoon, tablespoonful
(noun) as much as a tablespoon will hold
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tablespoon (plural tablespoons)
(Canada, US) A large spoon, used for eating food from a bowl.
Synonyms: dessertspoon, dessert spoon (Australia, New Zealand), Northern UK
(Australia, New Zealand, Northern UK) A spoon too large for eating, usually used for cooking or serving.
(cooking) A unit of volume, the value of which varies regionally; in the US: three teaspoons or roughly 15 ml; in Britain and Canada: exactly 15 ml; in Australia: four teaspoons or 20 ml.
Synonyms: tablespoonful, tbsp, tbs, fâ„Ąss (apothecaries' notation), fâ„ĄĂź (apothecaries' notation)
Source: Wiktionary
Ta"ble*spoon`, n.
Definition: A spoon of the largest size commonly used at the table; -- distinguished from teaspoon, dessert spoon, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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