The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PRONGBUCK
pronghorn, prongbuck, pronghorn antelope, American antelope, Antilocapra americana
(noun) fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
prongbuck (plural prongbucks)
The springbok.
The pronghorn.
Source: Wiktionary
Prong"buck`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) The springbuck. (b) The pronghorn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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