The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
LEAVINGS
Etymology
Participial form of "leave".
Noun
leavings pl (plural only)
A worthless and incidental residuum, such as scraps from a meal, or shavings or sawdust from wood.
Anagrams
• Svengali, sleaving, svengali
Source: Wiktionary
Leav"ings, n. pl.
1. Things left; remnants; relics.
2. Refuse; offal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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