In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
BLOWGUNS
Noun
blowguns
plural of blowgun
Source: Wiktionary
BLOWGUN
Blow"gun`, n.
Definition: A tube, as of cane or reed, sometimes twelve feet long, through which an arrow or other projectile may be impelled by the force of the breath. It is a weapon much used by certain Indians of America and the West Indies; -- called also blowpipe, and blowtube. See Sumpitan.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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