The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FOURTEENS
Noun
fourteens
plural of fourteen
Source: Wiktionary
FOURTEEN
Four"teen`, a. Etym: [OE. fourtene, feowertene, AS. feówert, feówert. See Four, and Ten, and cf. Forty.]
Definition: Four and ten more; twice seven.
Four"teen`, n.
1. The sum of ten and four; forteen units or objects.
2. A symbol representing fourteen, as 14 or xiv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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