The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BOSKY
bosky, brushy
(adjective) covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets; “brushy undergrowth”; “‘bosky’ is a literary term”; “a bosky park leading to a modest yet majestic plaza”- Jack Beatty
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
bosky (comparative boskier, superlative boskiest)
Having abundant bushes, shrubs or trees.
Caused by trees or shrubs.
Bushy, bristling.
Anagrams
• kybos
Source: Wiktionary
Bosk"y, a. Etym: [Cf. Bushy.]
1. Woody or bushy; covered with boscage or thickets. Milton.
2. Caused by boscage. Darkened over by long bosky shadows. H. James.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)
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