The expression ācoffee breakā was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
TAPETI
Etymology
Noun
tapeti (plural tapetis)
A small South American cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus brasiliensis).
Synonyms
• Brazilian cottontail, forest cottontail
Anagrams
• Pattie, pattie
Source: Wiktionary
Tap"e*ti, n.; pl. Tapetis. Etym: [Braz.] (Zoƶl.)
Definition: A small South American hare (Lepus Braziliensis).
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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