The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
HUNDREDER
Etymology
Noun
hundreder (plural hundreders)
An inhabitant or freeholder of a hundred (administrative subdivision).
(legal) One competent to serve on a jury in an action for land in the hundred to which he belongs.
One who has the jurisdiction of a hundred; and sometimes, a bailiff of a hundred.
Source: Wiktionary
Hun"dred*er, n.
1. An inhabitant or freeholder of a hundred.
2. (Law)
Definition: A person competent to serve on a jury, in an action for land in the hundred to which he belongs.
3. One who has the jurisdiction of a hundred; and sometimes, a bailiff of a hundred. Blount. Cowell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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