The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SMOKESTACKS
Noun
smokestacks
plural of smokestack
Source: Wiktionary
SMOKESTACK
Smoke"stack`, n.
Definition: A chimney; esp., a pipe serving as a chimney, as the pipe which carries off the smoke of a locomotive, the funnel of a steam vessel, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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