In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
OXLIKE
Etymology
Adjective
oxlike (comparative more oxlike, superlative most oxlike)
Resembling an ox or some aspect of one: strong, foolish, etc.
Source: Wiktionary
Ox"like, a.
Definition: Characteristic of, or like, an ox.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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