The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
KLICKET
Klick"et, n. Etym: [Cf. Clicket.] (Mil.)
Definition: A small postern or gate in a palisade, for the passage of sallying parties. [Written also klinket.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FIDDLE
(verb) commit fraud and steal from one’s employer; “We found out that she had been fiddling for years”
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