The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
CLOTBUR
burdock, clotbur
(noun) any of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout taproots and producing burs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
clotbur (plural clotburs)
(UK, dialect) The burdock.
The cocklebur.
Source: Wiktionary
Clot"bur`, n. Etym: [Cf. Clote.]
1. The burdock. [Prov. Engl.] Prior.
2. Same as Cocklebur.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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