The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ABUTS
Verb
abuts
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abut
Anagrams
• Taubs, buats, busta, butas, tabus, tsuba, tubas
Source: Wiktionary
ABUT
A*but", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Abutted; p. pr. & vb. n. Abutting.] Etym: [OF. abouter, aboter; cf. F. aboutir, and also abuter; a (L. ad) + OF. boter, buter, to push: cf. F. bout end, and but end, purpose.]
Definition: To project; to terminate or border; to be contiguous; to meet;
– with on, upon, or against; as, his land abuts on the road.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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