The expression ācoffee breakā was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
COOMBS
Proper noun
Coombs
A surname.
Anagrams
• combos
Noun
coombs
plural of coomb
Anagrams
• combos
Source: Wiktionary
COOMB
Coomb, n. Etym: [AS. cumb a liquid measure, perh. from LL. cumba boat, tomb of stone, fr. Gr. kumpf bowl.]
Definition: A dry measure of four bushels, or half a quarter. [Written also comb.]
Coomb, Coombe, n. Etym: [See Comb, Combe, in this sense.]
Definition: A hollow in a hillside. [Prov. Eng.] See Comb, Combe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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