The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
UNKNIGHT
Etymology
Verb
unknight (third-person singular simple present unknights, present participle unknighting, simple past and past participle unknighted)
(transitive) To deprive of knighthood.
Anagrams
• thunking
Source: Wiktionary
Un*knight", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + knight.]
Definition: To deprive of knighthood. Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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