The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
USURED
Verb
usured
simple past tense and past participle of usure
Source: Wiktionary
USURE
U"sure, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Usured; p. pr. & vb. n. Usuring.] Etym: [Cf. OF. usurer, LL. usurare.]
Definition: To practice usury; to charge unlawful interest. [Obs.] "The usuringb senate." Shak. I usured not ne to me usured any man. Wyclif (Jer. xv. 10).
U"sure, n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: Usury. [Obs.] Wyclif. Foul usure and lucre of villainy. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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