The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ICEFALL
icefall
(noun) a steep part of a glacier resembling a frozen waterfall
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
icefall (plural icefalls)
A relatively rapid and turbulent flow of ice, somewhat analogous to a waterfall.
Source: Wiktionary
Ice"fall`, n.
Definition: A frozen waterfall, or mass of ice resembling a frozen waterfall. Coleridge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANYMORE
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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