The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
REVERBERATORIES
Noun
reverberatories
plural of reverberatory
Source: Wiktionary
REVERBERATORY
Re*ver"ber*a*to*ry, a.
Definition: Producing reverberation; acting by reverberation; reverberative. Reverberatory furnace. See the Note under Furnace.
Re*ver"ber*a*to*ry, n.
Definition: A reverberatory furnace.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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