The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MONGRELS
Noun
mongrels
plural of mongrel
Source: Wiktionary
MONGREL
Mon"grel, n. Etym: [Prob. shortened fr. mongrel, and akin to AS. mengan to mix, and E. mingle. See Mingle.]
Definition: The progeny resulting from a cross between two breeds, as of domestic animals; anything of mixed breed. Drayton.
Mon"grel, a.
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Not of a pure breed.
2. Of mixed kinds; as, mongrel language.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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