The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
WILDGRAVE
Etymology
Noun
wildgrave (plural wildgraves)
A waldgrave, or head forest keeper.
Source: Wiktionary
Wild"grave`, n. Etym: [G. wildgraf or D. wildgraaf. See Wild, and cf. Margrave.]
Definition: A waldgrave, or head forest keeper. See Waldgrave. The wildgrave winds his bugle horn. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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