The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
GUERITES
Noun
guerites
plural of guerite
Source: Wiktionary
GUERITE
Guer"ite, n. Etym: [F. guérite.] (Fort.)
Definition: A projecting turret for a sentry, as at the salient angles of works, or the acute angles of bastions.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COAXING
(adjective) pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; “a coaxing and obsequious voice”; “her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable”
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