In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
LAXATORS
Noun
laxators
plural of laxator
Source: Wiktionary
LAXATOR
Lax*a"tor, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. laxare, laxatum, to loosen.] (Anat.)
Definition: That which loosens; -- esp., a muscle which by its contraction loosens some part.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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