The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ABERDEVINES
Noun
aberdevines
plural of aberdevine
Source: Wiktionary
ABERDEVINE
Ab`er-de-vine", n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The European siskin (Carduelis spinus), a small green and yellow finch, related to the goldfinch.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn
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