The expression ācoffee breakā was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
GAUNTLY
Etymology
Adverb
gauntly (comparative more gauntly, superlative most gauntly)
In a gaunt manner; meagerly.
Source: Wiktionary
Gaunt"ly, adv.
Definition: In a gaunt manner; meagerly.
GAUNT
Gaunt, a. Etym: [Cf. Norw. gand a thin pointed stick, a tall and thin man, and W. gwan weak.]
Definition: Attenuated, as with fasting or suffering; lean; meager; pinched and grim. "The gaunt mastiff." Pope. A mysterious but visible pestilence, striding gaunt and fleshless across our land. Nichols.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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