The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
WHERRET
Etymology
Noun
wherret (plural wherrets)
(now regional) A blow, especially on the face. [from 16th c.]
Verb
wherret (third-person singular simple present wherrets, present participle wherreting, simple past and past participle wherreted)
(obsolete, transitive) To hurry; to trouble; to tease.
(obsolete, transitive) To box (somebody) on the ear; to strike on the ear.
Anagrams
• rethrew
Source: Wiktionary
Wher"ret, v. t. Etym: [From Whir.]
1. To hurry; to trouble; to tease. [Obs.] Bickerstaff.
2. To box (one) on the ear; to strike or box. (the ear); as, to wherret a child. [Obs.]
Wher"ret, n.
Definition: A box on the ear. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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