The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
QUEY
Noun
quey (plural queys)
(Scotland, Northern England) A heifer.
Source: Wiktionary
Quey, n. Etym: [Cf. Dan. qvie.]
Definition: A heifer. [Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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