The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
TREACHER
Proper noun
Treacher
A surname.
Etymology
Noun
treacher (plural treachers)
(archaic) A traitor or deceiver.
Source: Wiktionary
Treach"er, n. Etym: [OE. trichour, trichur, OF. tricheor deceiver, traitor, F. tricheur a cheat at play, a trickster. See Treachery.]
Definition: A traitor; a cheat. [Obs.] Treacher and coward both. Beau. & Fl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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