The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DUGOUTS
Noun
dugouts
plural of dugout
Source: Wiktionary
DUGOUT
Dug"out`, n.
1. A canoe or boat dug out from a large log. [U.S.] A man stepped from his slender dugout. G. W. Cable.
2. A place dug out.
3. A house made partly in a hillside or slighter elevation. [Western U.S.] Bartlett.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; “chronic indigestion”; “a chronic shortage of funds”; “a chronic invalid”
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