The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FEASE
Etymology 1
Verb
fease (third-person singular simple present feases, present participle feasing, simple past and past participle feased)
(obsolete) to execute (an action, condition, obligation, etc.)
Etymology 2
Verb
fease (third-person singular simple present feases, present participle feasing, simple past and past participle feased)
(transitive, UK, dialectal) To drive; drive away; put to flight; dissipate
(transitive, UK, dialectal) To cause to swing about
(intransitive, UK, dialectal) To swing about (in the wind); to flare (as a candle)
(transitive, UK, dialectal) To disturb; annoy; inconvenience; fret; worry
(transitive, UK, dialectal) To beat; chastise; also, to humble; harass
(intransitive, UK, dialectal) To hurry; pant; run up and down
(transitive, UK, dialectal) To fetch
(intransitive, UK, dialectal) To untwist; to unravel, as the end of a rope.
Source: Wiktionary
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