The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MISPERSUADE
Etymology
Verb
mispersuade (third-person singular simple present mispersuades, present participle mispersuading, simple past and past participle mispersuaded)
(transitive) To persuade amiss.
Source: Wiktionary
Mis`per*suade", v. t.
Definition: To persuade amiss.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COWBERRY
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
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