The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ABSTERSION
Etymology
Noun
abstersion (countable and uncountable, plural abstersions)
(archaic) Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
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Source: Wiktionary
Ab*ster"sion, n. Etym: [F. abstersion. See Absterge.]
Definition: Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging. The task of ablution and abstersion being performed. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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