The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
RUDDLES
Verb
ruddles
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ruddle
Source: Wiktionary
RUDDLE
Rud"dle, v. t.
Definition: To raddle or twist. [Obs.]
Rud"dle, n.
Definition: A riddle or sieve. [Obs.] Holland.
Rud"dle, n. Etym: [See Rud; cf. Reddle.] (Min.)
Definition: A species of red earth colored by iron sesquioxide; red ocher.
Rud"dle, v. t.
Definition: To mark with ruddle; to raddle; to rouge. "Their ruddled cheeks." Thackeray. A fair sheep newly ruddled. Lady M. W. Montagu.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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