The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
WOODWAX
Noun
woodwax (uncountable)
Alternative form of woad-waxen
Source: Wiktionary
Wood"-wash`, Wood"-wax`, Wood"-wax`en, n. Etym: [AS. wuduweaxe.] (Bot.)
Definition: Same as Woadwaxen.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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