The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BECARPET
Etymology
Verb
becarpet (third-person singular simple present becarpets, present participle becarpeting, simple past and past participle becarpeted)
(transitive, poetic) To cover like a carpet.
Source: Wiktionary
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30 April 2024
NURSE
(verb) treat carefully; “He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”; “He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly”
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