The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
UPGATHER
Etymology
Verb
upgather (third-person singular simple present upgathers, present participle upgathering, simple past and past participle upgathered)
(obsolete) To gather up; to contract; to draw together.
Anagrams
• gather up
Source: Wiktionary
Up*gath"er, v. t.
Definition: To gather up; to contract; to draw together. [Obs.] Himself he close upgathered more and more. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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