The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
INDEHISCENCE
Noun
indehiscence (uncountable)
The state of being indehiscent
Source: Wiktionary
In`de*his"cence, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indéhiscence.] (Bot.)
Definition: The property or state of being indehiscent.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEMLOCK
(noun) poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium; “Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock”
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