The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DEPREDATORY
Adjective
depredatory (comparative more depredatory, superlative most depredatory)
Tending or designed to depredate.
Source: Wiktionary
Dep"re*da`to*ry, a.
Definition: Tending or designed to depredate; characterized by depredation; plundering; as, a depredatory incursion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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