The expression ācoffee breakā was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BASAN
Noun
basan (plural basans)
Alternative form of basil (a tanned sheepskin)
Anagrams
• NASBA, Naabs, Saban
Source: Wiktionary
Bas"an, n.
Definition: Same as Basil, a sheepskin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
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