The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
OVERSOW
Etymology
Verb
oversow (third-person singular simple present oversows, present participle oversowing, simple past oversowed, past participle oversowed or oversown)
To sow (seed) where something has already been sown.
To sow too much seed upon.
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*sow", v. t. Etym: [AS. ofersawan.]
Definition: To sow where something has already been sown. [R.] His enemy came and oversowed cockle among the wheat. Matt. x
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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