The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
enginery
(noun) machinery consisting of engines collectively
Source: WordNet® 3.1
enginery (countable and uncountable, plural engineries)
(archaic) Machinery made up of engines; instruments of war.
(archaic) The act or art of managing engines, or artillery.
(archaic) Any device or contrivance; machinery; structure or arrangement.
• reneying
Source: Wiktionary
En"gine*ry, n.
1. The act or art of managing engines, or artillery. Milton.
2. Engines, in general; instruments of war. Training his devilish enginery. Milton.
3. Any device or contrivance; machinery; structure or arrangement. Shenstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 November 2024
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.