The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
OVERNIGHTS
Verb
overnights
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overnight
Noun
overnight
plural of overnight
Source: Wiktionary
OVERNIGHT
O"ver*night`, n.
Definition: The fore part of the night last past; the previous evening. [R.] Shak.
O"ver*night", adv.
Definition: In the fore part of the night last past; in the evening before; also, during the night; as, the candle will not last overnight. I had been telling her all that happened overnight. Dickens.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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