The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SCARIFIED
SCARIFY
scarify
(verb) puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals; “The men in some African tribes scarify their faces”
scarify
(verb) break up; “scarify soil”
scarify
(verb) scratch the surface of; “scarify seeds”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
scarified
(obsolete or nonstandard) damaged, barren, denuded, scarred, wasted
Verb
scarified
simple past tense and past participle of scarify
Anagrams
• sacrified
Source: Wiktionary
SCARIFY
Scar"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scarified; p. pr. & vb. n. Scarifying.] Etym: [F. scarifier, L. scarificare, scarifare, fr. Gr.
1. To scratch or cut the skin of; esp. (Med.), to make small incisions in, by means of a lancet or scarificator, so as to draw blood from the smaller vessels without opening a large vein.
2. (Agric.)
Definition: To stir the surface soil of, as a field.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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