The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
GUNNELS
Noun
gunnels
plural of gunnel
Source: Wiktionary
GUNNEL
Gun"nel, n. Etym: [See Gunwale.]
1. A gunwale.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small, eel-shaped, marine fish of the genus Murænoides; esp., M. gunnellus of Europe and America; -- called also gunnel fish, butterfish, rock eel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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