The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
REABSORB
reabsorb, resorb
(verb) undergo resorption
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
reabsorb (third-person singular simple present reabsorbs, present participle reabsorbing, simple past and past participle reabsorbed)
To absorb again.
Anagrams
• Barberos, absorber
Source: Wiktionary
Re`ab*sorb", v. t.
Definition: To absorb again; to draw in, or imbibe, again what has been effused, extravasated, or thrown off; to swallow up again; as, to reabsorb chyle, lymph, etc.; -- used esp. of fluids.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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