The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ENCHARGING
Verb
encharging
present participle of encharge
Anagrams
• rechanging
Source: Wiktionary
ENCHARGE
En*charge", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Encharged; p. pr. & vb. n. Encharging.] Etym: [OF. enchargier, F. encharger; pref. en- (L. in) + F. charger. See Charge.]
Definition: To charge (with); to impose (a charge) upon. His countenance would express the spirit and the passion of the part he was encharged with. Jeffrey.
En*charge", n.
Definition: A charge. [Obs.] A. Copley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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