The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
CROCKERY
crockery, dishware
(noun) tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
crockery (countable and uncountable, plural crockeries)
Plates, dishes and other eating and serving tableware, usually made of some ceramic material.
Crocks, earthenware vessels, especially domestic utensils.
Hyponyms
• See also crockery
Source: Wiktionary
Crock"er*y ( krk"r-), n. Etym: [From Crock an earthen vessel.]
Definition: Earthenware; vessels formed of baked clay, especially the coarser kinds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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