The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SEPHARDIC
Se*phar"dic, a. [From Sephardim, a name applied to the Spanish Jews, fr. Sephard, name of a place where Jews were held in captivity (Ob. 20).]
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or designating, the Jews (the Sephardim, also called Spanish or Portuguese Jews) descended from Jewish families driven from Spain by the Inquisition.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CHELICERA
(noun) either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing
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