The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
RECALLING
Verb
recalling
present participle of recall
Noun
recalling (countable and uncountable, plural recallings)
The act by which something is recalled.
Anagrams
• cellaring
Source: Wiktionary
RECALL
Re*call", v. t.
1. To call back; to summon to return; as, to recall troops; to recall an ambassador.
2. To revoke; to annul by a subsequent act; to take back; to withdraw; as, to recall words, or a decree. Passed sentence may not be recall'd. Shak.
3. To call back to mind; to revive in memory; to recollect; to remember; as, to recall bygone days.
Re*call", n.
1. A calling back; a revocation. 'T his done, and since 't is done, 't is past recall. Dryden.
2. (Mil.)
Definition: A call on the trumpet, bugle, or drum, by which soldiers are recalled from duty, labor, etc. Wilhelm.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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