The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
bin
(verb) store in bins
Source: WordNet® 3.1
binned
simple past tense and past participle of bin
• bendin', in bend, inbend
Source: Wiktionary
Bin, n. Etym: [OE. binne, AS. binn manager, crib; perh. akin to D. ben, benne, basket, and to L. benna a kind of carriage ( a Gallic word), W. benn, men, wain, cart.]
Definition: A box, frame, crib, or inclosed place, used as a receptacle for any commodity; as, a corn bin; a wine bin; a coal bin.
Bin, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Binned; p. pr. & vb. n. Binning.]
Definition: To put into a bin; as, to bin wine.
Bin.
Definition: An old form of Be and Been. [Obs.]
Bin*.
Definition: A euphonic form of the prefix Bi-.
Bin*.
Definition: A euphonic form of the prefix Bi-.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.