The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MEATUSES
Noun
meatuses
plural of meatus
Source: Wiktionary
MEATUS
Me*a"tus, n. sing. & pl.; E. pl. Meatuses (. Etym: [L., a going, passage, fr. meare to go.] (Anat.)
Definition: A natural passage or canal; as, the external auditory meatus. See Illust. of Ear.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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