The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
TUNDISH
Etymology
Noun
tundish (plural tundishes)
A kind of funnel used in brewing fitting into the bung-hole of a tun or cask.
A funnel used in smelting, foundry work etc.
A funnel used to create a siphonic break in a drainage system and/or provide visual indication of flow, usually in an overflow line.
Source: Wiktionary
Tun"-dish`, n.
Definition: A tunnel. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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