The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
VICTUALERS
Noun
victualers
plural of victualer
Anagrams
• revictuals
Source: Wiktionary
VICTUALER
Vict"ual*er, n. Etym: [F. victuailleur.] [Written also victualler.]
1. One who furnishes victuals.
2. One who keeps a house of entertainment; a tavern keeper; an innkeeper. Shak.
3. A vessel employed to carry provisions, usually for military or naval use; a provision use; a provision ship.
4. One who deals in grain; a corn factor. [Scot.] Licensed victualer. See under Licensed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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