The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
COXALGY
Noun
coxalgy (usually uncountable, plural coxalgies)
Dated form of coxalgia.
Source: Wiktionary
Cox*al"gi*a (-l"j-), Cox"al`gy (kks"l`j), n. Etym: [NL. coxalgia, fr. L. coxa hip. + Gr. coxalgie.] (Med.)
Definition: Pain in the hip.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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