The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
INBREED
Etymology
Verb
inbreed (third-person singular simple present inbreeds, present participle inbreeding, simple past and past participle inbred)
To breed or reproduce with those that are related.
To breed with those that share common traits or qualities.
To produce or generate within.
Anagrams
• bendier, breedin', debrine
Source: Wiktionary
In*breed", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inbred; p. pr. & vb. n. Inbreeding.] Etym: [Cf. Imbreed.]
1. To produce or generate within. Bp. Reynolds. To inbreed and cherish . . . the seeds of virtue. Milton.
2. To breed in and in. See under Breed, v. i.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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