The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PAAGE
Pa"age (pa"ayj; 48), n. [OF. paage, paiage, F. péage, fr. (assumed) LL. pedaticum, fr. L. pes, pedis, foot. See Pedage, Pedal.] (O. Eng. Law)
Definition: A toll for passage over another person's grounds. [Written also peage and pedage.] Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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