The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ANTISPASTS
Noun
antispasts
plural of antispast
Source: Wiktionary
ANTISPAST
An"ti*spast, n. Etym: [L. antispastus, Gr. (Pros.)
Definition: A foot of four syllables, the first and fourth short, and the second and third long.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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