German Word Advent Calendar Door #4: Kotflügel. Not the most appetizing word as it literally means "feces wing". However, when the word came about it was appropriate. Streets used to be filthy and muddy and during times of horse-drawn carriages, their dung also landed on the streets. And it wasn't unheard of for people to empty their chamber pots out onto the street. In order to protect the passengers in open coaches from mud and dirt splashing on them, a cover was installed over the wheels. Thi

Extraordinary German Cabbage Rolls (krautwickel)