The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
VERMINATION
Etymology
Noun
vermination (usually uncountable, plural verminations)
(archaic) The generation or breeding of vermin.
(archaic) A griping of the bowels.
Source: Wiktionary
Ver`mi*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. verminatio the worms, a disease of animals, a crawling, itching pain.]
1. The generation or breeding of vermin. Derham.
2. A griping of the bowels.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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