The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
HETERACANTH
Het"er*a*canth, a. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Having the spines of the dorsal fin unsymmetrical, or thickened alternately on the right and left sides.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CLOG
(verb) fill to excess so that function is impaired; “Fear clogged her mind”; “The story was clogged with too many details”
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