The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
HEMORRHAGED
Verb
hemorrhaged
simple past tense and past participle of hemorrhage
Source: Wiktionary
HEMORRHAGE
Hem"or*rhage, n. Etym: [L. haemorrhagia, Gr. hémorriage, hémorrhagie.] (Med.)
Definition: Any discharge of blood from the blood vessels.
Note: The blood circulates in a system of closed tubes, the rupture of which gives rise to hemorrhage.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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