In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
YOW
Etymology 1
Noun
yow (plural yows)
Alternative form of yowe
Etymology 2
Interjection
yow
Expression of pain; ouch.
Expression of humorous surprise or emphasis.
Synonyms
• ouch, youch
Anagrams
• Wyo.
Proper noun
Yow (plural Yows)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Yow is the 13091st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2343 individuals. Yow is most common among White (81.48%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Wyo.
Source: Wiktionary
Yow, pron.
Definition: You. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
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