The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
UNHAIR
Etymology
Verb
unhair (third-person singular simple present unhairs, present participle unhairing, simple past and past participle unhaired)
(transitive) To remove hair from (something), especially from hide.
(intransitive) To become free from hair.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*hair", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hair.]
Definition: To deprive of hair, or of hairs; as, to unhair hides for leather. I 'll unhair thy head. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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