The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DEPECULATION
De*pec`u*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. depeculari, p. p. depeculatus, to rob. See Peculate.]
Definition: A robbing or embezzlement. [Obs.] Depeculation of the public treasure. Hobbes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRACE
(verb) follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; “We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba”; “trace the student’s progress”; “trace one’s ancestry”
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