The expression ācoffee breakā was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
CORBY
Proper noun
Corby
A surname.
A town and borough in Northamptonshire, England.
Source: Wiktionary
Cor"bie or Cor"by, n.; pl. Corbies. Etym: [F. corbeau, OF. corbel, dim. fr. L. corvus raven.]
1. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: The raven. [Scot.]
2. (her.)
Definition: A raven, crow, or chough, used as a charge. Corbie crow, the carrion crow. [Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(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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