The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
COACTED
Verb
coacted
simple past tense and past participle of coact
Source: Wiktionary
COACT
Co*act", v. t. Etym: [L. coactare, intens. fr. cogere, coactum, to force. See Cogent.]
Definition: To force; to compel; to drive. [Obs.] The faith and service of Christ ought to be voluntary and not coacted. Foxe.
Co*act", v. i. Etym: [Pref. co- + act, v.i.]
Definition: To act together; to work in concert; to unite. [Obs.] But if I tell you how these two did coact. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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