The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
HANDFASTED
Verb
handfasted
simple past tense and past participle of handfast
Anagrams
• fast-handed
Source: Wiktionary
HANDFAST
Hand"fast`, n.
1. Hold; grasp; custody; power of confining or keeping. [Obs.] Shak.
2. Contract; specifically, espousal. [Obs.]
Hand"fast`, a.
Definition: Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands. [Obs.] Bale.
Hand"fast`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Handfasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Handfasting.]
Definition: To pledge; to bind; to betroth by joining hands, in order to cohabitation, before the celebration of marriage. [Obs.]
Hand"fast`, n. Etym: [G. handfest; hand hand + fest strong. See Fast.]
Definition: Strong; steadfast.[R.] Carlyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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