The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MEEKEN
Etymology
Verb
meeken (third-person singular simple present meekens, present participle meekening, simple past and past participle meekened)
(ambitransitive) To make or become meek or submissive.
Source: Wiktionary
Meek, Meek"en (-'n), v. t.
Definition: To make meek; to nurture in gentleness and humility. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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