The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
rebated (comparative more rebated, superlative most rebated)
Blunted, dulled (of a blade, weapon etc.). [from 16th c.]
rebated
simple past tense and past participle of rebate
• berated, betread, debater, tabered
Source: Wiktionary
Re*bate", v. t. Etym: [F. rebattre to beat again; pref re- re- + battre to beat, L. batuere to beat, strike. See Abate.]
1. To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise. But doth rebate and blunt his natural edge. Shak.
2. To deduct from; to make a discount from, as interest due, or customs duties. Blount. Rebated cross, a cross which has the extremities of the arms bent back at right angles, as in the fylfot.
Re*bate", v. i.
Definition: To abate; to withdraw. [Obs.] Foxe.
Re*bate", n.
1. Diminution.
2. (Com.)
Definition: Deduction; abatement; as, a rebate of interest for immediate payment; a rebate of importation duties. Bouvier.
Re*bate", n. Etym: [See Rabbet.]
1. (Arch.)
Definition: A restangular longitudinal recess or groove, cut in the corner or edge of any body; a rabbet. See Rabbet.
2. A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to beat out mortar. Elmes.
3. An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood. Elmes.
4. Etym: [Perhaps a different word.]
Definition: A kind of hard freestone used in making pavements. [R.] Elmes.
Re*bate", v. t.
Definition: To cut a rebate in. See Rabbet, v.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.