The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
CAPONIERES
Noun
caponieres
plural of caponiere
Source: Wiktionary
CAPONIERE
Cap`o*niere", n. Etym: [F. caponnière, fr. Sp. caponera, orig., a cage for fattening capons, hence, a place of refuge; cf. It. capponiera. See Capon.] (Fort.)
Definition: A work made across or in the ditch, to protect it from the enemy, or to serve as a covered passageway.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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