The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DISBARKS
Verb
disbarks
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disbark
Source: Wiktionary
DISBARK
Dis*bark", v. t. Etym: [Pref. dis- + bark a small ship: cf. OF. desbarquer, F. débarquer. Cf. Debark, Disembark.]
Definition: To disembark. Pope.
Dis*bark", v. t. Etym: [Pref. dis- + bark rind.]
Definition: To strip of bark; to bark. [R.] Boyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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