The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SOLONETZ
Etymology
Noun
solonetz (plural solonetzes)
(FAO soil classification) A type of soil with a so-called "natric horizon" within the upper metre of the soil profile and a subsoil with higher clay content than the upper horizon, the latter having more than 15% exchangeable sodium.
Usage notes
Solonetz corresponds to sodium-rich aridisols and mollisols in US soil taxonomy.
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(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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