The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SIRCAR
Etymology
Noun
sircar (plural sircars)
(India) A Hindu clerk or accountant.
(India) A district or province; a circar.
(India) The government; the supreme authority of the state.
Source: Wiktionary
Sir*car", n. Etym: [Hind. & Per. sarkar a superintendant, overseer, chief; Per. sar the head + kar action, work.]
1. A Hindoo clerk or accountant. [India]
2. A district or province; a circar. [India]
3. The government; the supreme authority of the state. [India]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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