The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SHOEHORNS
Noun
shoehorns
plural of shoehorn
Verb
shoehorns
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shoehorn
Source: Wiktionary
SHOEHORN
Shoe"horn`, Shoe"ing-horn`, n.
1. A curved piece of polished horn, wood, or metal used to facilitate the entrance of the foot into a shoe.
2. Figuratively: (a) Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a medium; -- by way of contempt. Spectator. (b) Anything which draws on or allures; an inducement. [Low] Beau & Fl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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