The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
TOXICS
Etymology
Noun
toxics pl (plural only)
(waste processing) Toxic waste
Source: Wiktionary
TOXIC
Tox"ic, Tox"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. toxicum poison, originally, a poison in which arrows were dipped, Gr. Intoxicate.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to poison; poisonous; as, toxic medicines.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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