In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SKELLOCH
Verb
skelloch (third-person singular simple present skellochs, present participle skelloching, simple past and past participle skelloched)
(Scotland, intransitive) To cry out with a shrill voice.
Noun
skelloch (plural skelloches)
(Scotland) A squeal.
Source: Wiktionary
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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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