The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
VENINS
Noun
venins
plural of venin
Anagrams
• Nivens
Source: Wiktionary
VENIN
Ven"in, n. [L. venenum poison.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: A toxic substance contained in the venom of poisonous snakes; also, a (supposedly identical) toxic substance obtained by the cleavage of an albumose.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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