The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BACKSLID
BACKSLIDE
lapse, backslide
(verb) drop to a lower level, as in one’s morals or standards
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
backslid
simple past tense and past participle of backslide
Source: Wiktionary
BACKSLIDE
Back`slide", v. i. [imp. Backslid; p.p. Backslidden, Backslid; p. pr. & vb. n. Backsliding. ] Etym: [Back , adv.+ slide.]
Definition: To slide back; to fall away; esp. to abandon gradually the faith and practice of a religion that has been professed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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