The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SPLINED
Etymology
Adjective
splined (not comparable)
Having a spline or splines.
Anagrams
• spindel, spindle
Source: Wiktionary
SPLINE
Spline, n.
1. A rectangular piece fitting grooves like key seats in a hub and a shaft, so that while the one may slide endwise on the other, both must revolve together; a feather; also, sometimes, a groove to receive such a rectangular piece.
2. A long, flexble piece of wood sometimes used as a ruler.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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