The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BRIGS
Noun
brigs
plural of brig
Source: Wiktionary
BRIG
Brig, n.
Definition: A bridge. [Scot.] Burns.
Brig, n. Etym: [Shortened from Brigantine.] (Naut.)
Definition: A two-masted, square-rigged vessel. Hermaphrodite brig, a two- masted vessel square-rigged forward and schooner-rigged aft. See Illustration in Appendix.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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