The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
quirt
(noun) whip with a leather thong at the end
Source: WordNet® 3.1
quirt (plural quirts)
A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide.
quirt (third-person singular simple present quirts, present participle quirting, simple past and past participle quirted)
To strike with a quirt.
• (to whip or scourge): whip
Source: Wiktionary
Quirt, n.
Definition: A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide T. Roosevelt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.