The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
TOFORE
Etymology
Preposition
tofore
(obsolete) Before.
Adverb
tofore (not comparable)
(obsolete) Before.
Conjunction
tofore
(obsolete) Before.
Anagrams
• foetor, footer, fĹ“tor, refoot
Source: Wiktionary
To*fore", To*forn", prep. & adv. Etym: [AS. toforan. See To, prep., Fore.]
Definition: Before. [Obs.] Toforn him goeth the loud minstrelsy. Chaucer. Would thou wert as thou tofore hast been! Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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