The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
COSSETING
Verb
cosseting
present participle of cosset
Noun
cosseting (plural cossetings)
The act by which somebody is cosseted or pampered.
Anagrams
• coingests
Source: Wiktionary
COSSET
Cos"set (ks"st), n. Etym: [Cf. AS. cotsetla cottager, G. kossat, kothsasse, fr. kot, koth E. (cot) hut, and cf. also E. cade, a., cot a cade lamb.]
Definition: A lamb reared without the aid of the dam. Hence: A pet, in general.
Cos"set, v. t.
Definition: To treat as a pet; to fondle. She was cosseted and posseted and prayed over and made much of. O. W. Holmes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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