The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
gravelly, pebbly, shingly
(adjective) abounding in small stones; “landed at a shingly little beach”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pebbly (comparative pebblier, superlative pebbliest)
Of or containing pebbles.
With a surface like that of pebbles.
• plebby
Source: Wiktionary
Peb"bly, a.
Definition: Full of pebbles; pebbled. "A hard, pebbly bottom." Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 June 2025
(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.