The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
HAILSE
Hailse, v. t. Etym: [OE. hailsen, Icel. heilsa. Cf. Hall to call to.]
Definition: To greet; to salute. [Obs.] P. Plowman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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