The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
REFOCILLATION
Etymology
Noun
refocillation (countable and uncountable, plural refocillations)
(obsolete) The restoration of strength by means of refreshment.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*foc`il*la"tion (-l"shn), n.
Definition: Restoration of strength by refreshment. [Obs.] Middleton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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13 May 2025
DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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