The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
OVERFLOWS
Noun
overflows
plural of overflow
Verb
overflows
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overflow
Source: Wiktionary
OVERFLOW
O`ver*flow", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overflowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Overflowing.] Etym: [AS. oferfl. See Over, and Flow.]
1. To flow over; to cover woth, or as with, water or other fluid; to spread over; to inundate; to overwhelm. The northern nations overflowed all Christendom. Spenser.
2. To flow over the brim of; to fill more than full.
O`ver*flow", v. i.
1. To run over the bounds.
2. To be superabundant; to abound. Rogers.
O"ver*flow`, n.
1. A flowing over, as of water or other fluid; an inundation. Bacon.
2. That which flows over; a superfluous portion; a superabundance. Shak.
3. An outlet for the escape of surplus liquid. Overflow meeting, a meeting constituted of the surplus or overflow of another audience.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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