The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
QUINQUEREMES
Noun
quinqueremes
plural of quinquereme
Source: Wiktionary
QUINQUEREME
Quin"que*reme, n. Etym: [L. quinqueremis; quinque five + remus an oar: cf. F. quinquérème]
Definition: A galley having five benches or banks of oars; as, an Athenian quinquereme.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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