The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
UNDERFONGS
Verb
underfongs
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of underfong
Source: Wiktionary
UNDERFONG
Un`der*fong", v. t. Etym: [AS. underfongen, p. p. of underf to undertake; under under + f to take. See Fang to seize.]
1. To undertake; to take in hand; to receive. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. Rom. of R.
2. To insnare; to circumvent. [Obs.] Spenser.
3. To sustain; to support; to guard. Nash.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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