The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SOUNDINGBOARD
Sound"ing-board`, n.
1. (Mus.)
Definition: A thin board which propagates the sound in a piano, in a violin, and in some other musical instruments.
2. A board or structure placed behind or over a pulpit or rostrum to give distinctness to a speaker's voice.
3. pl.
Definition: See Sound boarding, under Sound, a noise.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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