The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SMEDDUM
Etymology
Noun
smeddum (uncountable)
Fine powder; flour.
The powder or finest part of ground malt.
(mining) Smitham.
(Scotland) Zest, energy; pluck; sagacity; quickness of apprehension; gumption; spirit; mettle.
(UK dialectal, Northern England) Ore small enough to pass through the wire bottom of a sieve.
(UK dialectal, Northern England) A layer of clay or shale between two beds of coal.
Source: Wiktionary
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