The expression ācoffee breakā was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
nocks
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nock
• conks
Nocks
plural of Nock
• conks
Source: Wiktionary
Nock, n. Etym: [See Notch.]
1. A notch. He took his arrow by the nock. Chapman.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: The upper fore corner of a boom sail or of a trysail.
Nock, v. t.
Definition: To notch; to fit to the string, as an arrow; to string, as a bow. Chapman.
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.