The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
UNANCHORED
Verb
unanchored
simple past tense and past participle of unanchor
Adjective
unanchored
Not anchored; free or liberated.
Source: Wiktionary
UNANCHOR
Un*an"chor, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + anchor.]
Definition: To loose from the anchor, as a ship. De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTUITIVELY
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
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