The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FADDLED
Verb
faddled
simple past tense and past participle of faddle
Source: Wiktionary
FADDLE
Fad"dle, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Fiddle, Fiddle-faddle.]
Definition: To trifle; to toy.
– v. t.
Definition: To fondle; to dandle. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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