The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
CRAMBOS
Noun
crambos
plural of crambo
Anagrams
• cambros, comarbs
Source: Wiktionary
CRAMBO
Cram"bo, n. Etym: [Cf. Cramp, a., difficult.]
1. A game in which one person gives a word, to which another finds a rhyme. I saw in one corner . . . a cluster of men and women,diverting themselves with a game at crambo. I heard several double rhymes . . . which raised a great deal of mirth. Addison.
2. A werd rhyming with another word. His similes in order set And every crambo he could get. Swift. Dumb crambo, a game in which one party of players give a word which rhymes with another, which last to be guessed by the opposing party, who represent in dumb show what they think it to be.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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