The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
TUBULES
Noun
tubules
plural of tubule
Source: Wiktionary
TUBULE
Tu"bule, n. Etym: [F. tubule, or L. tubulus, dim. of tubus a tube, a pipe.]
1. A small pipe or fistular body; a little tube.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: A minute tube lined with glandular epithelium; as, the uriniferous tubules of the kidney.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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