The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
POUSSETTING
Verb
poussetting
present participle of poussette
Noun
poussetting (plural poussettings)
The act of performing a poussette.
Source: Wiktionary
POUSSETTE
Pous*sette", n. Etym: [F., pushpin, fr. pousser to push. See Push.]
Definition: A movement, or part of a figure, in the contradance. Dickens.
Pous*sette", v. i.
Definition: To perform a certain movement in a dance. [R.] Tennyson. Down the middle, up again, poussette, and cross. J. & H. Smith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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