The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
HEADWORKS
Etymology
Noun
headworks (plural headworks)
Any structure at the head or diversion point of a waterway. It is smaller than a barrage and is used to divert water from a river into a canal or from a large canal into a smaller canal.
Source: Wiktionary
HEADWORK
Head"work`, n.
Definition: Mental labor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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