The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
REEFPOINT
Etymology
Noun
reefpoint (plural reefpoints)
(nautical) Any of a series of short ropes attached to a sail that are used to secure it when reefed.
Source: Wiktionary
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HERRING
(noun) valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
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