The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FAGOTTOS
Noun
fagottos
plural of fagotto
Source: Wiktionary
FAGOTTO
Fa*got"to, n. Etym: [It. See Fagot.] (Mus.)
Definition: The bassoon; -- so called from being divided into parts for ease of carriage, making, as it were, a small fagot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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