The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SILLOCK
Etymology
Noun
sillock (plural sillocks)
(Scotland) A pollock or a coalfish, sometimes especially a young coalfish.
Source: Wiktionary
Sil"lock, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The pollock, or coalfish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PRESENTATION
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
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