The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SESBAN
Ses"ban, n. Etym: [F., fr. Ar. saisaban, seiseban, a kind of tree, fr. Per. sisaban seed of cinquefoil.] (Bot.)
Definition: A leguminous shrub (Sesbania aculeata) which furnishes a fiber used for making ropes.
Note: The name is applied also to the similar plant, Sesbania Ægyptiaca, and other species of the same genus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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