The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FISSIPEDS
Noun
fissipeds
plural of fissiped
Source: Wiktionary
FISSIPED
Fis"si*ped, Fis*sip"e*dal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. fissipède.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Having the toes separated to the base. [See Aves.]
Fis"si*ped, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the Fissipedia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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