The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
GARROTS
Noun
garrots
plural of garrot
Source: Wiktionary
GARROT
Gar"rot, n. Etym: [F. Cf. Garrote.] (Surg.)
Definition: A stick or small wooden cylinder used for tightening a bandage, in order to compress the arteries of a limb.
Gar"rot, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The European golden-eye.
GARROT
Gar"rot, n. Etym: [F. Cf. Garrote.] (Surg.)
Definition: A stick or small wooden cylinder used for tightening a bandage, in order to compress the arteries of a limb.
Gar"rot, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The European golden-eye.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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