The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
HICKWALLS
Noun
hickwalls
plural of hickwall
Anagrams
• wallhicks
Source: Wiktionary
HICKWALL
Hick"wall`, Hick"way`, n. Etym: [OE., also hyghwhele, highawe.]
Definition: The lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus minor) of Europe. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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