The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
WINDSAIL
Etymology
Noun
windsail (plural windsails)
A wide tube or funnel of canvas, used to convey a stream of air for ventilation into the lower compartments of a vessel.
The sail or vane of a windmill.
Source: Wiktionary
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WHOLE
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
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