The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SPIKELETS
Noun
spikelets
plural of spikelet
Source: Wiktionary
SPIKELET
Spike"let, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A small or secondary spike; especially, one of the ultimate parts of the in florescence of grasses. See Illust. of Quaking grass.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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