The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
GABERT
Gab"ert, n. Etym: [Cf.F.gabare, Arm. kobar, gobar.]
Definition: A lighter, or vessel for inland navigation. [Scot.] Jamieson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RECREANT
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
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