coffee-and
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of coffee-and
An Americanism dating back to 1900–05
Example Sentences
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In the alley dining room, the mothers have a little "coffee-and" to warm them up while they exchange the day's gossip.
From Time Magazine Archive
The lush, hilly, coffee-and rice-growing district is known as Chikmagalur, "the abode of the little daughter," in the local Kannada dialect.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now tea and coffee-and sometimes either of them— are very apt to afford, like eating a little food, a temporary relief.
From The Young Woman's Guide by Alcott, William A. (William Andrus)
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