The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
KISSINGCRUST
Kiss"ing*crust`, n. (Cookery)
Definition: The portion of the upper crust of a loaf which has touched another loaf in baking. Lamb. A massy fragment from the rich kissingcrust that hangs like a fretted cornice from the upper half of the loaf. W. Howitt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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