The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
swales
plural of swale
• Lawses, Wassel, awless, sweals
Source: Wiktionary
Swale, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. svalr cool, svala to cool.]
Definition: A valley or low place; a tract of low, and usually wet, land; a moor; a fen. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]
Swale, v. i. & t.
Definition: To melt and waste away; to singe. See Sweal, v.
Swale, n.
Definition: A gutter in a candle. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 March 2025
(noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.