The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
OVERTHWARTING
OVERTHWART
O"ver*thwart", a.
1. Having a transverse position; placed or situated across; hence, opposite. "Our overthwart neighbors." Dryden.
2. Crossing in kind or disposition; perverse; adverse; opposing. "Overthwart humor." Clarendon.
O"ver*thwart", adv.
Definition: Across; crosswise; transversely. "Y'clenched overthwart and endelong." Chaucer.
O"ver*thwart", prep.
Definition: Across; from alde to side of. "Huge trees overthwart one another." Milton.
O"ver*thwart`, n.
Definition: That which is overthwart; an adverse circumstance; opposition. [Obs.] Surrey.
, v. t.
Definition: To cross; to oppose. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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