The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PUGILIST
boxer, pugilist
(noun) someone who fights with his fists for sport
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pugilist (plural pugilists)
One who fights with his fists; especially a professional prize fighter; a boxer. [from 1790]
Source: Wiktionary
Pu"gil*ist, n. Etym: [L. pugil.]
Definition: One who fights with his fists; esp., a professional prize fighter; a boxer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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