The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
GROOVES
Noun
grooves
plural of groove
Verb
grooves
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of groove
Source: Wiktionary
GROOVE
Groove, n. Etym: [D. groef, groeve; akin to E. grove. See Grove.]
1. A furrow, channel, or long hollow, such as may be formed by cutting, molding, grinding, the wearing force of flowing water, or constant travel; a depressed way; a worn path; a rut.
2. Hence: The habitual course of life, work, or affairs; fixed routine. The gregarious trifling of life in the social groove. J. Morley.
3. Etym: [See Grove.] (Mining)
Definition: A shaft or excavation. [Prov. Eng.]
Groove, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grooved; p. pr. & vb. n. Groving.]
Definition: To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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