The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MUDSILLS
Noun
mudsills
plural of mudsill
Source: Wiktionary
MUDSILL
Mud"sill`, n.
Definition: The lowest sill of a structure, usually embedded in the soil; the lowest timber of a house; also, that sill or timber of a bridge which is laid at the bottom of the water. See Sill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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