The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SPRENT
Etymology 1
Verb
sprent (third-person singular simple present sprents, present participle sprenting, simple past and past participle sprented)
(intransitive, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To leap; bound; move quickly; dart
Etymology 2
Verb
sprent
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of springe
Adjective
sprent (comparative more sprent, superlative most sprent)
(archaic) sprinkled
Anagrams
• pernts
Source: Wiktionary
Sprent, obs.
Definition: p. p. of Sprenge. Sprinkled. All the ground with purple blood was sprent. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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