The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
CONGER
conger, conger eel
(noun) large dark-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate and tropical coastal waters; some used for food
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
conger (plural congers)
Any of several scaleless marine eels, of the genus Conger, found in coastal waters
Synonym: conger eel
(historical) A chain of booksellers.
Source: Wiktionary
Con"ger, n. Etym: [L. conger, congrus, akin to Gr. congre.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The conger eel; -- called also congeree. Conger sea (Zoöl.), the sea eel; a large species of eel (Conger vulgaris), which sometimes grows to the length of ten feet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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