In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
YAR
Etymology 1
Verb
yar (third-person singular simple present yars, present participle yarring, simple past and past participle yarred)
(intransitive) To snarl; to gnar.
(intransitive, chiefly, Scotland) To growl, especially like a dog; quarrel; to be captious or troublesome.
Etymology 2
Adjective
yar (comparative more yar, superlative most yar)
(UK dialectal) Sour; brackish.
Etymology 3
Adjective
yar (comparative yarer, superlative yarest)
(nautical, of a vessel, especially sailboat) Quick and agile; easy to hand, reef and steer.
Synonyms
• yare
Anagrams
• -ary, Ary, Ayr, RYA, Ray, ary, ayr, ra'y, ray, rya, Îł ray, Îł-ray
Source: Wiktionary
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CRITICAL
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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