The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ARQUEBUSIERS
Noun
arquebusiers
plural of arquebusier
Source: Wiktionary
ARQUEBUSIER
Ar`que*bus*ier, n. Etym: [F. arquebusier.]
Definition: A soldier armed with an arquebus. Soldiers armed with guns, of whatsoever sort or denomination, appear to have been called arquebusiers. E. Lodge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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