The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
speers
plural of speer
speers
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of speer
• Espers, Perses, Persse, espers, perses, speres, sperse, sprees
Source: Wiktionary
Speer, n.
Definition: A sphere. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Speer, v. t.
Definition: To ask. [Scot.] See Spere.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.