The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SPEECHIFYING
Verb
speechifying
present participle of speechify
Noun
speechifying (plural speechifyings)
The art of making speeches; rhetoric or oratory.
The act of speaking, especially at excessive length.
Source: Wiktionary
Speech"i*fy`ing, n.
Definition: The act of making a speech or speeches. [Used derisively or humorously.] The dinner and speechifying . . . at the opening of the annual season for the buckhounds. M. Arnold.
SPEECHIFY
Speech"i*fy, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Speechified; p. pr. & vb. n. Speechifying.] Etym: [Speech + -fy.]
Definition: To make a speech; to harangue. [Used derisively or humorously.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SALTWORT
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
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