The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MOPANE
Etymology
Noun
mopane (plural mopanes)
A tree, Colophospermum mopane, native to southern Africa.
The mopane worm or mopane moth Gonimbrasia belina
Source: Wiktionary
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SUMMIT
(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”
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