The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BACKWASHING
Etymology
Noun
backwashing (plural backwashings)
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
Source: Wiktionary
BACKWASH
Back"wash`, v. i.
Definition: To clean the oil from (wood) after combing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HYPOTHETICAL
(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”
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