The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
OVERSWOLLEN
Etymology
Adjective
overswollen (comparative more overswollen, superlative most overswollen)
Excessively swollen or puffed up.
Source: Wiktionary
OVERSWELL
O`ver*swell", v. t. & i.
Definition: To swell or rise above; to overflow. [R.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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