The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BIRCHWOOD
Proper noun
Birchwood
A civil parish in Warrington, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6491).
A housing estate in Lincoln borough, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9369).
A location in western Southland, New Zealand.
An unincorporated community near Chugiak, near Anchorage, Alaska, United States.
A village and town in Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States.
An unincorporated community in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States.
Etymology
Noun
birchwood (countable and uncountable, plural birchwoods)
(countable) A wood largely populated with birch trees (Betula spp.).
(uncountable) The wood from a birch tree.
Synonym: birch
Source: Wiktionary
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