The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SIPHONIUM
Si*pho"ni*um, n.; pl. Siphonia. Etym: [NL., from Gr. Siphon.] (Anat.)
Definition: A bony tube which, in some birds, connects the tympanium with the air chambers of the articular piece of the mandible.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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