The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
REQUIN
Etymology
Noun
requin (plural requins)
(dated) The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias).
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Source: Wiktionary
Re"quin (r"kwn), n. Etym: [F., fr. reqiem a Mass sung for the dead. See Requiem.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The man-eater, or white shark (Carcharodon carcharias); -- so called on account of its causing requiems to be sung.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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