The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MORTREW
Mor"tress, Mor"trew, n. Etym: [See Mortar.]
Definition: A dish of meats and other ingredients, cooked together; an ollapodrida. Chaucer. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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NAUSEATING
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
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