The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
QUICKSETS
Noun
quicksets
plural of quickset
Source: Wiktionary
QUICKSET
Quick"set`, n.
Definition: A living plant set to grow, esp. when set for a hedge; specifically, the hawthorn.
Quick"set`, a.
Definition: Made of quickset. Dates and pomegranates on the quickset hedges. Walpole.
Quick"set`, v. t.
Definition: To plant with living shrubs or trees for a hedge; as, to quickset a ditch. Mortimer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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