The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
LONGLINE
Etymology 1
Adjective
longline (not comparable)
(female clothing) longer than usual; especially reaching to the hips
Noun
longline (plural longlines)
(fishing) gear consisting of a long and thick main line, with baited hooks attached at intervals by means of branch lines called snoods (or gangions)
Verb
longline (third-person singular simple present longlines, present participle longlining, simple past and past participle longlined)
To fish with a line of this kind.
Etymology 2
Noun
longline (plural longlines)
A slackline which runs a considerable distance
Source: Wiktionary
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DESIRABLE
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
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