The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BRANGLED
Verb
brangled
simple past tense and past participle of brangle
Source: Wiktionary
BRANGLE
Bran"gle, n. Etym: [Prov. E. brangled confused, entangled, Scot. brangle to shake, menace; probably a variant of wrangle, confused with brawl.]
Definition: A wrangle; a squabble; a noisy contest or dispute. [R.] A brangle between him and his neighbor. Swift.
Bran"gle, v.i [imp. & p. p. Brangled; p. pr. & vb. n. Brangling.]
Definition: To wrangle; to dispute contentiously; to squabble. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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