The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
JUGULATED
Verb
jugulated
simple past tense and past participle of jugulate
Source: Wiktionary
JUGULATE
Ju"gu*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jugulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Jugulating.] Etym: [L. jugulatus, p. p. of jugulare, fr. jugulatum. See Jugular.]
Definition: To cut the throat of. [R.] Jacob Bigelow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
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