In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
BOBSLEIGHING
Verb
bobsleighing
present participle of bobsleigh
Source: Wiktionary
BOBSLEIGH
Bob"sled`, Bob"sleigh`, n.
Definition: A short sled, mostly used as one of a pair connected by a reach or coupling; also, the compound sled so formed. [U. S.] The long wagon body set on bobsleds. W. D. Howells.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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