The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DISPONED
Verb
disponed
simple past tense and past participle of dispone
Anagrams
• pondside
Source: Wiktionary
DISPONE
Dis*pone", v. t. Etym: [L. disponere. See Disposition.]
1. (Her.)
Definition: To dispose.
2. To dispose of. Chaucer.
3. (Scots Law)
Definition: To make over, or convey, legally. He has disponed . . . the whole estate. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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