The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DEVISAL
devisal, contrivance
(noun) the act of devising something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
devisal (countable and uncountable, plural devisals)
An act of devising.
• XIX c., Francis Thompson, To a Snow-flake
Anagrams
• Desilva
Source: Wiktionary
De*vis"al, n.
Definition: A devising. Whitney.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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