The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
AUCTIONEERED
Verb
auctioneered
simple past tense and past participle of auctioneer
Source: Wiktionary
AUCTIONEER
Auc`tion*eer", n.
Definition: A person who sells by auction; a person whose business it is to dispose of goods or lands by public sale to the highest or best bidder.
Auc`tion*eer", v. t.
Definition: To sell by auction; to auction. Estates . . . advertised and auctioneered away. Cowper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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