The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BIRKEN
birch, birchen, birken
(adjective) consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
birken (not comparable)
(obsolete or dialectal, Scotland and Northern England) Made of birch; birchen.
Source: Wiktionary
Birk"en, v. t. Etym: [From 1st Birk.]
Definition: To whip with a birch or rod. [Obs.]
Birk"en, a.
Definition: Birchen; as, birken groves. Burns.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RECREANT
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
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