The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
INSUFFLATIONS
Noun
insufflations
plural of insufflation
Source: Wiktionary
INSUFFLATION
In`suf*fla"tion, n. Etym: [L. insuffatio: cf. F. insuffation. See In- in, and Sufflation.]
Definition: The act of breathing on or into anything; especially: (a) (R. C. Ch.) The breathing upon a person in the sacrament of baptism to symbolize the inspiration of a new spiritual life. (b) (Med.) The act of blowing (a gas, powder, or vapor) into any cavity of the body.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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