The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
REFRICATION
Ref`ri*ca"tion (rf`r*k"shn), n. Etym: [L. refricare to rub again.]
Definition: A rubbing up afresh; a brightening. [Obs.] A continual refrication of the memory. Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RECREANT
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
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