The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DISANNEXED
Verb
disannexed
simple past tense and past participle of disannex
Source: Wiktionary
DISANNEX
Dis`an*nex", v. t.
Definition: To disunite; to undo or repeal the annexation of. State Trials (1608).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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