The expression ācoffee breakā was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
WHISTLERS
Noun
whistlers
plural of whistler
Source: Wiktionary
WHISTLER
Whis"tler, n. Etym: [AS. hwistlere.]
1. One who, or that which, whistles, or produces or a whistling sound.
2. (Zoƶl.) (a) The ring ousel. (b) The widgeon. [Prov. Eng.] (c) The golden-eye. (d) The golden plover and the gray plover.
3. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: The hoary, or northern, marmot (Arctomys pruinosus).
4. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: The whistlefish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SALTWORT
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
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