The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
OUTRECKON
Etymology
Verb
outreckon (third-person singular simple present outreckons, present participle outreckoning, simple past and past participle outreckoned)
(transitive) To surpass in reckoning or computation.
Anagrams
• reckon out
Source: Wiktionary
Out*reck"on, v. t.
Definition: To exceed in reckoning or computation. Bp. Pearson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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