The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
NOUGHT
zero, nought, cipher, cypher
(noun) a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
nought (plural noughts)
Nothing; something which does not exist.
A thing or person of no worth or value; nil.
(UK) Not any quantity of number; zero; the score of no points in a game.
(UK) The figure or character representing, or having the shape of, zero.
Adjective
nought
(obsolete) Good for nothing; worthless.
Wicked, immoral.
• Fuller
Verb
nought (third-person singular simple present noughts, present participle noughting, simple past and past participle noughted)
To abase, to set at nought.
Adverb
nought
To no extent; in no way; not at all.
Not.
Pronoun
nought
Nothing; zero.
Anagrams
• hognut, hotgun, hutong
Source: Wiktionary
Nought, n. & adv.
Definition: See Naught. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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