The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FEYER
Adjective
feyer
comparative form of fey
Anagrams
• reefy, yfere
Source: Wiktionary
FEY
Fey, a. Etym: [AS. f, Icel. feigr, OHG. feigi.]
Definition: Fated; doomed. [Old Eng. & Scot.]
Fey, n. Etym: [See Fay faith.]
Definition: Faith. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Fey, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Feague.]
Definition: To cleanse; to clean out. [Obs.] Tusser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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