In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ABDUCTS
Verb
abducts
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abduct
Source: Wiktionary
ABDUCT
Ab*duct", v.t. [imp. & p.p. Abducted; p.pr. & vb.n. Abducting.] Etym: [L. abductus, p.p. of abducere. See Abduce.]
1. To take away surreptitiously by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to kidnap.
2. To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary position.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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