The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
arctic, galosh, golosh, rubber, gumshoe
(noun) a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
Source: WordNet® 3.1
galosh (plural galoshes)
(British) A waterproof overshoe used to provide protection from rain or snow.
(US) A waterproof rubber boot, intended to be worn in wet or muddy conditions.
• (waterproof rubber boot): Wellington boot
galosh (third-person singular simple present galoshes, present participle galoshing, simple past and past participle galoshed)
(intransitive) To walk while wearing, or as if wearing, galoshes; to splash about.
Source: Wiktionary
Ga*losh", n.
1. Same as Galoche, Galoshe.
2. A strip of material, as leather, running around a shoe at and above the sole, as for protection or ornament.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 June 2024
(noun) a charge required as compensation for the delay of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.