The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
TUBINARES
Tu`bi*na"res, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. tubus tube + nares the nostrils.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A tribe of sea birds comprising the petrels, shearwaters, albatrosses, hagdons, and allied birds having tubular horny nostrils.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUMMIT
(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”
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