In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
BASHAWS
Noun
bashaws
plural of bashaw
Proper noun
Bashaws
plural of Bashaw
Source: Wiktionary
BASHAW
Ba*shaw", n. Etym: [See Pasha.]
1. A Turkish title of honor, now written pasha. See Pasha.
2. Fig.: A magnate or grandee.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A very large siluroid fish (Leptops olivaris) of the Mississippi valley; -- also called goujon, mud cat, and yellow cat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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