The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FORGATHERING
Noun
forgathering (plural forgatherings)
A gathering together; an assembly.
Verb
forgathering
present participle of forgather
Source: Wiktionary
FORGATHER
For*gath"er, v. i.
Definition: To convene; to gossip; to meet accidentally. [Scot.] Jamieson. Within that circle he forgathered with many a fool. Wilson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ELLIPSE
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