The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
CARMINATIVES
Noun
carminatives
plural of carminative
Source: Wiktionary
CARMINATIVE
Car*min"ative, a. Etym: [NL. carminativus (carminare to card hence to cleanse, fr. carmen a card for freeing wool or flax from the coarser parts, and from extraneous matter: cf. F. carminatif.]
Definition: Expelling wind from the body; warning; antispasmodic. "Carmenative hot seeds." Dunglison.
Car*min"a*tive, n.
Definition: A substance, esp. an aromatic, which tends to expel wind from the alimentary canal, or to relieve colic, griping, or flatulence.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
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