The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
EXTIRP
Etymology
Verb
extirp (third-person singular simple present extirps, present participle extirping, simple past and past participle extirped)
(obsolete) To extirpate.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*tirp" (, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. extirper.]
Definition: To extirpate. [Obs.] It is impossible to extirp it quite, friar. Shak .
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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