The expression ācoffee breakā was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
isopod
(noun) any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawling
Source: WordNet® 3.1
isopod (plural isopods)
Any of very many crustaceans, of the order Isopoda, that have a flattened body and no carapace.
• isodop, opiods, pooids
Source: Wiktionary
I"so*pod, a. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: Having the legs similar in structure; belonging to the Isopoda.
– n.
Definition: One of the Isopoda.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
The expression ācoffee breakā was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.