The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ENFEVERING
Verb
enfevering
present participle of enfever
Source: Wiktionary
ENFEVER
En*fe"ver, v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + fever: cf. F. enfiévrer.]
Definition: To excite fever in. [R.] A. Seward.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SPRINGBOARD
(noun) a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; “he uses other people’s ideas as a springboard for his own”; “reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions”; “the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out”
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