PAUSE
NOUNS
1837 — LET-UP a pause; a cessation; a relief → US
1855 — BLOW a pause to catch one’s breath; a breathing spell → Amer. dial.
1871 — DEVALL a pause, cessation, halt → Sc.
1998 — FARTING SPELL a pause → UK sl.
VERBS
1637 — LAY A STRAW to pause → sl.
1960 — RAISE to stop, to pause → African-American sl.
2006 — COME UP FOR AIR to pause for a break → US sl. (Bk.)
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