The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PORKWOOD
Etymology
Noun
porkwood (uncountable)
The wood of the spekboom tree.
Source: Wiktionary
Pork"wood`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: The coarse-grained brownish yellow wood of a small tree (Pisonia obtusata) of Florida and the West Indies. Also called pigeon wood, beefwood, and corkwood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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