The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
stainer
(noun) a worker who stains (wood or fabric)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
stainer (plural stainers)
Something that stains.
One who stains or tarnishes.
A workman who applies a stain to wood, etc.
• Stanier, anestri, antsier, atrines, in tears, nastier, rainest, ratinés, resiant, restain, retains, retinas, retsina, rinsate, starnie, stearin, tin ears
Source: Wiktionary
Stain"er, n.
1. One who stains or tarnishes.
2. A workman who stains; as, a stainer of wood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.