The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
CANKERY
Etymology
Adjective
cankery (comparative more cankery, superlative most cankery)
Like a canker.
Full of canker.
Surly; malignant; cantankerous.
Source: Wiktionary
Can"ker*y, a.
1. Like a canker; full of canker.
2. Surly; sore; malignant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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