The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
YARBOROUGH
Proper noun
Yarborough (plural Yarboroughs)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Yarborough is the 5119th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6839 individuals. Yarborough is most common among White (66.08%) and Black/African American (29.4%) individuals.
Noun
Yarborough (plural Yarboroughs)
(bridge) A hand that contains no honors.
Etymology
Noun
yarborough (plural yarboroughs)
(card games) A hand, in bridge or whist, that has no card with a value greater than nine (and no aces), though in some circles it is no card above a ten.
Source: Wiktionary
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