The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ENCAVING
Verb
encaving
present participle of encave
Source: Wiktionary
ENCAVE
En*cave", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + cave: cf. F. encaver. Cf. Incavated.]
Definition: To hide in, or as in, a cave or recess. "Do but encave yourself." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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