The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
pignut, pignut hickory, brown hickory, black hickory, Carya glabra
(noun) an American hickory tree having bitter nuts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pignut (plural pignuts)
The edible tuber of Conopodium majus, native to western Europe.
(US) Any of various types of hickory or their fruits; a hognut.
Simmondsia chinensis, jojoba.
• gun pit
Source: Wiktionary
Pig"nut, n. (Bot.) (a) See Groundnut (d). (b) The bitter-flavored nut of a species of hickory (Carya glabra, or porcina); also, the tree itself.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.