The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
CRANEFLY
Etymology
Noun
cranefly (plural craneflies)
Any of various large flies of the suborder Tipulomorpha that have slender bodies and very long legs and that resemble giant mosquitoes.
Synonyms
• In UK: daddy longlegs
• In US: gullywhumper, gollywhopper, mosquito hawk
Coordinate terms
• leatherjacket (cranefly larva)
Source: Wiktionary
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(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
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