In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
BONDMAN
bondman, bondsman
(noun) a male slave
bondman, bondsman
(noun) a male bound to serve without wages
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bondman (plural bondmen)
A man who is bound in servitude; a slave or serf.
Source: Wiktionary
Bond"man, n.; pl. Bondmen. Etym: [Bond,a.orn.+ man.]
1. A man slave, or one bound to service without wages. "To enfranchise bondmen." Macaulay.
2. (Old Eng. Law)
Definition: A villain, or tenant in villenage.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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