The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PLAYTHINGS
Noun
playthings
plural of plaything
Anagrams
• night palsy
Source: Wiktionary
PLAYTHING
Play"thing`, n.
Definition: A thing to play with; a toy; anything that serves to amuse. A child knows his nurse, and by degrees the playthings of a little more advanced age. Locke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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