The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SWOUGH
Swough, n. Etym: [See Swoon.]
1. A sound; a groan; a moan; a sough. [Obs.] He sigheth with full many a sorry swough. Chaucer.
2. A swoon. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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