The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PIGNERATE
Adjective
pignerate (not comparable)
Alternative form of pignorate
Verb
pignerate (third-person singular simple present pignerates, present participle pignerating, simple past and past participle pignerated)
Alternative form of pignorate
Anagrams
• interpage, repeating
Source: Wiktionary
Pig"ner*ate, v. t. Etym: [L. pigneratus, p.p. of pignerate to pledge.]
1. To pledge or pawn. [Obs.]
2. to receive in pawn, as a pawnbroker does. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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