The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BRAYER
Etymology
Noun
brayer (plural brayers)
(printing) A hand printing tool, in the US often a roller, used to spread a thin even layer of ink. Early brayers, consisting of a vertical cylinder with a single handle, were designed to break up thick inks before spreading.
One who brays, or makes the sound of a donkey.
Anagrams
• Yarber, ebrary
Source: Wiktionary
Bray"er, n.
Definition: An implement for braying and spreading ink in hand printing.
Bray"er, n.
Definition: One that brays like an ass. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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