The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ROUSTABOUTS
Noun
roustabouts
plural of roustabout
Source: Wiktionary
ROUSTABOUT
Roust"a*bout`, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Definition: A laborer, especially a deck hand, on a river steamboat, who moves the cargo, loads and unloads wood, and the like; in an opprobrious sense, a shiftless vagrant who lives by chance jobs. [Western U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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