The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
AULD
auld
(adjective) a Scottish word; “auld lang syne”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
auld (comparative aulder, superlative auldest)
(archaic, Northern England, Liverpool, Scotland, Ireland) old
Synonyms
• aged, eldern, hoary; see also old
Anagrams
• Daul, Dula, dual, laud, udal
Proper noun
Auld (plural Aulds)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Auld is the 11290th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2798 individuals. Auld is most common among White (84.77%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Daul, Dula, dual, laud, udal
Source: Wiktionary
Auld, a. Etym: [See Old.]
Definition: Old; as, Auld Reekie (old smoky), i. e., Edinburgh. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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