In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CAPONIZE
caponize, caponise
(verb) convert a cock into a capon
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
caponize (third-person singular simple present caponizes, present participle caponizing, simple past and past participle caponized)
(transitive) To castrate (a cockerel) in order to fatten it for table use.
Source: Wiktionary
Ca"pon*ize, v. t.
Definition: To castrate, as a fowl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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