The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
NABS
Verb
nabs
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nab
Noun
nabs
A single-serving package of crackers, usually filled with peanut butter. Snack crackers.
Anagrams
• BNAs, Bans, bans
Source: Wiktionary
NAB
Nab, n. Etym: [Cf. Knap, Knop, Knob.]
1. The summit of an eminence. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
2. (Firearms)
Definition: The cock of a gunlock. Knight.
3. (Locksmithing)
Definition: The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot. Knight.
Nab, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nabbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Nabbing.] Etym: [Dan nappe, or Sw. nappa.]
Definition: To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly. [Colloq.] Smollett.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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