The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
REDUB
Etymology 1
Verb
redub (third-person singular simple present redubs, present participle redubbing, simple past and past participle redubbed)
(transitive) To give another name or title to; to dub again.
(transitive) To dub (video material) again; to provide with a new soundtrack.
Noun
redub (plural redubs)
A video re-edited in any way an editor wants.
Etymology 2
Verb
redub (third-person singular simple present redubs, present participle redubbing, simple past and past participle redubbed)
(archaic, transitive) To repair or correct something.
Noun
redub (plural redubs)
(obsolete) A remedy or improvement
Anagrams
• rebud
Source: Wiktionary
Re*dub" (r*db"), v. t. Etym: [F. radouber to refit or repair.]
Definition: To refit; to repair, or make reparation for; hence, to repay or requite. [Obs.] It shall be good that you redub that negligence. Wyatt. God shall give power to redub it with some like requital to the French. Grafton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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