The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
RIPING
Verb
riping
present participle of ripe
Source: Wiktionary
RIPE
Ripe, n. Etym: [L. ripa.]
Definition: The bank of a river. [Obs.]
Ripe, a. [Compar. Riper; superl. Ripest.] Etym: [AS. ripe; akin to OS. ripi, D. rijp, G. rief, OHG. rift; cf. AS. rip harvest, ripan to reap. Cf. Reap.]
1. Ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature; -- said of fruits, seeds, etc.; as, ripe grain. So mayst thou live, till, like ripe fruit, thou drop Into thy mother's lap. Milton.
2. Advanced to the state of fitness for use; mellow; as, ripe cheese; ripe wine.
3. Having attained its full development; mature; perfected; consummate. "Ripe courage." Chaucer. He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one. Shak.
4. Maturated or suppurated; ready to discharge; -- said of sores, tumors, etc.
5. Ready for action or effect; prepared. While things were just ripe for a war. Addison. I am not ripe to pass sentence on the gravest public bodies. Burke.
6. Like ripened fruit in ruddiness and plumpness. Those happy smilets, That played on her ripe lip. Shak.
7. Intoxicated. [Obs.] "Reeling ripe." Shak.
Syn.
– Mature; complete; finished. See Mature.
Ripe, v. i. Etym: [AS. ripian.]
Definition: To ripen; to grow ripe. [Obs.]
Ripe, v. t.
Definition: To mature; to ripen. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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