In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
MASTICATOR
Noun
masticator (plural masticators)
Someone who masticates.
A machine for cutting meat into fine pieces for toothless people.
A machine for cutting leather, India rubber, or similar tough substances, into fine pieces, in some processes of manufacture.
Source: Wiktionary
Mas"ti*ca`tor, n.
1. One who masticates.
2. A machine for cutting meat into fine pieces for toothless people; also, a machine for cutting leather, India rubber, or similar tough substances, into fine pieces, in some processes of manufacture.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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