The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MARCONIGRAPH
Etymology
Noun
marconigraph (plural marconigraphs)
(dated) wireless telegraph
Verb
marconigraph (third-person singular simple present marconigraphs, present participle marconigraphing, simple past and past participle marconigraphed)
(dated) To communicate by wireless telegraph.
Source: Wiktionary
Mar*co"ni*graph, n. [Marconi + -graph.]
Definition: The apparatus used in Marconi wireless telegraphy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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