The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
CAUTERISE
callous, cauterize, cauterise
(verb) make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals
cauterize, cauterise, burn
(verb) burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; “The surgeon cauterized the wart”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
cauterise (third-person singular simple present cauterises, present participle cauterising, simple past and past participle cauterised)
To burn, sear, or freeze tissue using a hot iron, electric current or a caustic agent.
Anagrams
• cauteries
Source: Wiktionary
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