The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MOTACIL
Mot"a*cil, n. Etym: [Cf. F. motacille.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any singing bird of the genus Motacilla; a wagtail.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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