In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
OXTER
Etymology
Noun
oxter (plural oxters)
(chiefly, Scotland, Ireland) The armpit. [from 15th c.]
Verb
oxter (third-person singular simple present oxters, present participle oxtering, simple past and past participle oxtered)
(transitive) To hug with the arms, or support by taking the arm of.
Anagrams
• extro-, retox
Source: Wiktionary
Ox"ter, n. Etym: [AS. ohsta.]
Definition: The armpit; also, the arm. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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