In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PROBATOR
Pro*ba"tor n. Etym: [L.]
1. An examiner; an approver. Maydman.
2. (O. Eng. Law)
Definition: One who, when indicted for crime, confessed it, and accused others, his accomplices, in order to obtain pardon; a state's evidence.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; “thematic vowels are part of the stem”
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