The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FOREFOOT
forefoot
(noun) a front foot of a quadruped
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
forefoot (plural forefeet)
Either of the front feet of a quadruped.
(shipbuilding) A piece of timber terminating the keel at the fore end, connecting it with the lower end of the stem.
Verb
forefoot (third-person singular simple present forefoots, present participle forefooting, simple past and past participle forefooted)
(rare, obsolete) To repair the front area of (a shoe etc).
(transitive) To catch (a horse) by binding its front legs together with rope.
Source: Wiktionary
Fore"foot`, n.
1. One of the anterior feet of a quardruped or multiped; -- usually written fore foot.
2. (Shipbuilding)
Definition: A piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore end, connecting it with the lower end of the stem.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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