The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
UPDIVE
Etymology
Verb
updive (third-person singular simple present updives, present participle updiving, simple past and past participle updived or updove)
(archaic, intransitive, rare) To spring upward; to rise
Source: Wiktionary
Up*dive", v. i.
Definition: To spring upward; to rise. [R.] Davies (Microcosmos).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GROIN
(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
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