The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MALLEOLUSES
MALLEOLUS
Mal*le"*o*lus, n.; pl. Malleoli. Etym: [L., dim. of malleus hammer.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: A projection at the distal end of each bone of the leg at the ankle joint. The malleolus of the tibia is the internal projection, that of the fibula the external.
2. " A layer, " a shoot partly buried in the ground, and there cut halfway through.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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