The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FALCONETS
Noun
falconets
plural of falconet
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Source: Wiktionary
FALCONET
Fal"co*net, n. Etym: [Dim. of falcon: cf. F. fauconneau, LL. falconeta, properly, a young falcon.]
1. One of the smaller cannon used in the 15th century and later.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) One of several very small Asiatic falcons of the genus Microhierax. (b) One of a group of Australian birds of the genus Falcunculus, resembling shrikes and titmice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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