The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SKIRRED
Verb
skirred
simple past tense and past participle of skirr
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• Kriders
Source: Wiktionary
SKIRR
Skirr, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Scur, Scurry.]
Definition: To ramble over in order to clear; to scour. [Archaic] Shak.
Skirr, v. i.
Definition: To scour; to scud; to run. [Archaic]
Skirr, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A tern. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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