The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BACKLOGGING
Verb
backlogging
present participle of backlog
Source: Wiktionary
BACKLOG
Back"log`, n. Etym: [Back, a. + log.]
Definition: A large stick of wood, forming the of a fire on the hearth. [U.S.] There was first a backlog, from fifteen to four and twenty inches in diameter and five feet long, imbedded in the ashes. S. G. Goodrich.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MECHANISM
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