The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PABULATION
Pab`u*la"tion, n. [L. pabulatio, fr. pabulari to feed, fr. pabulum food. See Pabulum.]
1. The act of feeding, or providing food. [Obs.] Cockeram.
2. Food; fodder; pabulum. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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