The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
AFFEAR
Etymology
Verb
affear (third-person singular simple present affears, present participle affearing, simple past and past participle affeared)
(archaic) To frighten, to scare; to terrify.
Source: Wiktionary
Af*fear", v. t. Etym: [OE. aferen, AS. af. See Afeard.]
Definition: To frighten. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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