The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
surviewed
simple past tense and past participle of surview
Source: Wiktionary
Sur*view", v. t. Etym: [Pref. sur- + view. Cf. Survey.]
Definition: To survey; to make a survey of. [Obs.] "To surview his ground." Spenser.
Sur*view", n.
Definition: A survey. [Obs.] Bp. Sanderson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.