The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
OBTURATE
obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
(verb) block passage through; “obstruct the path”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
obturate (third-person singular simple present obturates, present participle obturating, simple past and past participle obturated)
To block up or obstruct.
To stop up (a gun breech) so as to prevent the escape of gas when firing.
Anagrams
• tabouret
Source: Wiktionary
Ob"tu*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obturated; p. pr. & vb. n. Obturating.] [L. obturatus; p.p. of obturare.]
Definition: To stop or close, as an opening; specif., (Ordnance),
Definition: to stop (a gun breech) so as to prevent the escape of gas in firing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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