The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
CRUXES
Noun
cruxes
plural of crux
Anagrams
• excurs
Source: Wiktionary
CRUX
Crux (krks), n.; pl. E. Cruxes (-, L. Cruces (kr. Etym: [L., cross, torture, trouble.]
Definition: Anything that is very puzzling or difficult to explain. Dr. Sheridan. The perpetual crux of New Testament chronologists. Strauss.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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