The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SARCOMATA
Noun
sarcomata
plural of sarcoma
Source: Wiktionary
SARCOMA
Sar*co"ma, n.; pl. L. Sarcomata (# or #), E. sarcomas. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Med.)
Definition: A tumor of fleshy consistence; -- formerly applied to many varieties of tumor, now restricted to a variety of malignant growth made up of cells resembling those of fetal development without any proper intercellular substance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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REDEYE
(noun) a night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep; “he took the redeye in order to get home the next morning”
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