The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SPINULE
Etymology
Noun
spinule (plural spinules)
A minute spine.
Anagrams
• Lupiens, line ups, line-ups, lines up, lineups, lupines, pinules, unpiles, up lines, up-lines, uplines
Source: Wiktionary
Spin"ule, n. Etym: [L. spinula, dim. of spina a spine: cf. F. spinule.]
Definition: A minute spine. Dana.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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