The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
KEDGED
Verb
kedged
simple past tense and past participle of kedge
Source: Wiktionary
KEDGE
Kedge, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kedged; p. pr. & vb. n. Kedging.] Etym: [Cf. dial. Sw. keka to tug, to drag one's self slowly forward; or perh. fr. ked, and kedge, n., for ked anchor, named from the ked or cask fastened to the anchor to show where it lies.] (Naut.)
Definition: To move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it.
Kedge, n. Etym: [See Kedge, v. t.] (Naut.)
Definition: A small anchor used whenever a large one can be dispensed witch. See Kedge, v. t., and Anchor, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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