The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
throwster, thrower
(noun) a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn
Source: WordNet® 3.1
throwster (plural throwsters)
(obsolete) One who twists or spins silk to prepare it for weaving.
(obsolete) A gambler; one who throws dice in gambling.
• (one who twists silk): thrower
Source: Wiktionary
Throw"ster, n. Etym: [Throw + -ster.]
Definition: One who throws or twists silk; a thrower.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 January 2025
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.