The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
GAINPAIN
Gain"pain`, n.Etym: [F. gagner to gain + pain bread.]
Definition: Bread-gainer; -- a term applied in the Middle Ages to the sword of a hired soldier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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