The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BONTEBOKS
Noun
bonteboks
plural of bontebok
Source: Wiktionary
BONTEBOK
Bon"te*bok, n. Etym: [D. bont a sort of skin or fur, prop. variegated + bok buck.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The pied antelope of South Africa (Alcelaphus pygarga). Its face and rump are white. Called also nunni.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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