The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
HIPPOGRIFFS
Noun
hippogriffs
plural of hippogriff
Source: Wiktionary
HIPPOGRIFF
Hip"po*griff, n. Etym: [F. hippogriffe; cf. It. ippogrifo. See Hippopotamus, Griffon.] (Myth.)
Definition: A fabulous winged animal, half horse and half griffin. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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