The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FEUTERER
Feu"ter*er, n. Etym: [Either fr. G. fütterer feeder, or corrupted fr. OF. vautrier, vaultrier; fr. vaultre, viautre, a kind of hound, fr. L. vertragus, vertraga, a greyhound. The last is of Celtic origin.]
Definition: A dog keeper. [Obs.] Massinger.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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