The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
chowdering
present participle of chowder
Source: Wiktionary
Chow"der, n. Etym: [F. chaudière a kettle, a pot. Cf. Caldron.]
1. (Cookery)
Definition: A dish made of fresh fish or clams, biscuit, onions, etc., stewed together.
2. A seller of fish. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. Chowder beer, a liquor made by boiling black spruce in water and mixing molasses with the decoction.
Chow"der, v. t.
Definition: To make a chowder of.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 March 2025
(adjective) (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; “suspended matter such as silt or mud...”; “dust particles suspended in the air”; “droplets in suspension in a gas”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.