The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
CAROLUSES
Noun
Caroluses
plural of Carolus
Anagrams
• carousels, sucralose
Source: Wiktionary
CAROLUS
Car"o*lus, n.; pl. E. Caroluses, L. Caroli. Etym: [L., Charles.]
Definition: An English gold coin of the value of twenty or twenty-three shillings. It was first struck in the reign of Charles I. Told down the crowns and Caroluses. Macawlay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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