The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SUPPORTMENT
Etymology
Noun
supportment (plural supportments)
(obsolete) support
Source: Wiktionary
Sup*port"ment, n.
Definition: Support. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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