The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
HARK
hark, harken, hearken
(verb) listen; used mostly in the imperative
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
hark (third-person singular simple present harks, present participle harking, simple past and past participle harked)
(archaic) To listen attentively; often used in the imperative.
Noun
hark (plural harks)
(Scots) A whisper
Source: Wiktionary
Hark, v. i. Etym: [OE. herken. See Hearken.]
Definition: To listen; to hearken. [Now rare, except in the imperative form used as an interjection, Hark! listen.] Hudibras. Hark away! Hark back! Hark forward! (Sporting), cries used to incite and guide hounds in hunting.
– To hark back, to go back for a fresh start, as when one has wandered from his direct course, or made a digression. He must have overshot the mark, and must hark back. Haggard. He harked back to the subject. W. E. Norris.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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