The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DADDOCK
Etymology
Noun
daddock (plural daddocks)
(UK, dialect) The rotten body of a tree.
Source: Wiktionary
Dad"dock, n. Etym: [Cf. Prov. E. dad a large piece.]
Definition: The rotten body of a tree. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TERNARY
(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”
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