The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
IMBOSKING
Verb
imbosking
present participle of imbosk
Source: Wiktionary
IMBOSK
Im*bosk", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imbosked; p. pr. & vb. n. Imbosking.] Etym: [CF. It. imboscare to imbosk, imboscarsi to retire into a wood; pref. im- in + bosco wood. See Boscage, and cf. Ambush.]
Definition: To conceal, as in bushes; to hide. [Obs.] Shelton.
Im*bosk", v. i.
Definition: To be concealed. [R.] Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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