The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
TEEK
Etymology 1
Noun
teek (countable and uncountable, plural teeks)
Obsolete form of teak.
Etymology 2
Noun
teek (plural teeks)
(science fiction) A telekinetic person; a person who has telekinetic abilities.
Synonyms
• telekinetic
Verb
teek (third-person singular simple present teeks, present participle teeking, simple past and past participle teeked)
(science fiction, transitive) To use telekinesis on; to move (something) with the power of one's mind.
Anagrams
• 'keet, keet
Source: Wiktionary
Teek, n. (Bot.)
Definition: See Teak. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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