The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
REPOSSESSING
Verb
repossessing
present participle of repossess
Source: Wiktionary
REPOSSESS
Re`pos*sess" (r"pz*zs" or -ps*ss"), v. t.
Definition: To possess again; as, to repossess the land. Pope. To repossess one's self of (something), to acquire again (something lost).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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