In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CONSTUPRATING
Verb
constuprating
present participle of constuprate
Source: Wiktionary
CONSTUPRATE
Con"stu*prate, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Construprated; p.p. & vb.n. Constuprating.] Etym: [L. constupratus, p.p. of constuprare to ravish; con- + stuprare to ravish, stuprum rape.]
Definition: To ravish; to debauch. Burton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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