The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BORATING
Etymology
Noun
borating (uncountable)
treatment or reaction with a borate
Anagrams
• aborting, taboring
Source: Wiktionary
BORATE
Bo"rate, n. Etym: [From Boric.] (Chem.)
Definition: A salt formed by the combination of boric acid with a base or positive radical.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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