The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DETICK
detick
(verb) free (a pet) of ticks
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
detick (third-person singular simple present deticks, present participle deticking, simple past and past participle deticked)
(transitive) to remove ticks (parasitic arachnids) from
Anagrams
• ticked
Source: Wiktionary
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IMMOBILIZATION
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
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