The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
IMPLEDGE
Etymology
Verb
impledge (third-person singular simple present impledges, present participle impledging, simple past and past participle impledged)
(archaic) To pledge.
Source: Wiktionary
Im*pledge", v. t.
Definition: To pledge. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNDERLAY
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