The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ODOGRAPHS
Noun
odographs
plural of odograph
Source: Wiktionary
ODOGRAPH
O"do*graph, n. [Gr. way + -graph.]
1. A machine for registering the distance traversed by a vehicle or pedestrain.
2. A device for recording the length and rapidity of stride and the number of steps taken by a walker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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27 November 2024
NAUSEATING
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
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