The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SWINKER
Etymology
Noun
swinker (plural swinkers)
(archaic or dialectal) A toiler; a labourer.
Anagrams
• Kerwins, winkers
Source: Wiktionary
Swink"er, n.
Definition: A laborer. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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