The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BARRATROUS
Etymology
Adjective
barratrous (comparative more barratrous, superlative most barratrous)
(legal) Tainted with, or constituting, barratry.
Source: Wiktionary
Bar"ra*trous, (Law)
Definition: Tainter with, or constituting, barratry.
– Bar"ra*trous*ly, adv. Kent.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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