The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BITTOUR
Noun
bittour (plural bittours)
(obsolete) A bittern (bird).
Source: Wiktionary
Bit"tor Bit"tour, n. Etym: [See Bittern] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The bittern. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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