The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
abetment, abettal, instigation
(noun) the verbal act of urging on
Source: WordNet® 3.1
abetment (countable and uncountable, plural abetments)
(chiefly, law) The act of abetting or assisting in a crime, wrongdoing etc. [from 14th c.]
Encouragement or assistance. [from 16th c.]
• batement
Source: Wiktionary
A*bet"ment, n.
Definition: The act of abetting; as, an abetment of treason, crime, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 November 2024
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.