The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
IMPARKED
Verb
imparked
simple past tense and past participle of impark
Source: Wiktionary
IMPARK
Im*park", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imparked, p. pr. & vb. n. Imparking.] Etym: [Cf. Empark.]
Definition: To inclose for a park; to sever from a common; hence, to inclose or shut up. They . . . impark them [the sheep] within hurdles. Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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