The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
HURDEN
Etymology
Noun
hurden (countable and uncountable, plural hurdens)
(UK, dialect) A coarse kind of linen made from hurds.
Source: Wiktionary
Hur"den, n. Etym: [From Hurds.]
Definition: A coarse kind of linen; -- called also harden. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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