The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BACKSIGHTS
Noun
backsights
plural of backsight
Source: Wiktionary
BACKSIGHT
Back"sight`, n. Etym: [Back, adv. + sight. ] (Surv.)
Definition: The reading of the leveling staff in its unchanged position when the leveling instrument has been taken to a new position; a sight directed backwards to a station previously occupied. Cf. Foresight, n., 3.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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