The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
GEMSHORNS
Noun
gemshorns
plural of gemshorn
Source: Wiktionary
GEMSHORN
Gems"-horn`, n. Etym: [G., prop., chamois horn.] (Mus.)
Definition: An organ stop with conical tin pipes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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