The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
YOKEFELLOW
Etymology
Noun
yokefellow (plural yokefellows)
A companion; a fellow labourer, a person who works at the same task as another. [from 16th c.]
(now, rare, historical) Someone joined in marriage to another; a spouse. [from 16th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Yoke"fel`low, n. Etym: [Yoke + fellow.]
Definition: An associate or companion in, or as in; a mate; a fellow; especially, a partner in marriage. Phil. iv. 3. The two languages [English and French] became yokefellows in a still more intimate manner. Earle. Those who have most distinguished themselves by railing at the sex, very often choose one of the most worthless for a companion and yokefellow. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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