In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
TOFFY
brittle, toffee, toffy
(noun) caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
toffy (countable and uncountable, plural toffies)
Alternative spelling of toffee
Etymology 2
Adjective
toffy (comparative toffier, superlative toffiest)
(UK, Australia, NZ, derogatory) Posh, upper-class; snooty.
Source: Wiktionary
Tof"fee, Tof"fy, n.
Definition: Taffy. [Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(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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