The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
STRAMASH
Noun
stramash (plural stramashes)
(Scotland, dialect) A tumult or disturbance.
Verb
stramash (third-person singular simple present stramashes, present participle stramashing, simple past and past participle stramashed)
(Yorkshire, dialect) A noise, an uproar, a disturbance
(Scotland, dialect) To strike, beat, or bang; to break; to destroy.
Anagrams
• Hamstras, Smarthas
Source: Wiktionary
Stram"ash, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Stramazoun.]
Definition: To strike, beat, or bang; to break; to destroy. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
Stram"ash, n.
Definition: A turmoil; a broil; a fray; a fight. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] Barham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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