The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
HOOLOCKS
Noun
hoolocks
plural of hoolock
Source: Wiktionary
HOOLOCK
Hoo"lock, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small black gibbon (Hylobates hoolock), found in the mountains of Assam.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COAXING
(adjective) pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; “a coaxing and obsequious voice”; “her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable”
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