In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
bootikin (plural bootikins)
(obsolete) A small boot or gaiter.
(obsolete) The boot (torture device).
A covering for the foot or hand, worn as a cure for the gout.
Source: Wiktionary
Boot"i*kin, n. Etym: [Boot + -kin.]
1. A little boot, legging, or gaiter.
2. A covering for the foot or hand, worn as a cure for the gout. H. Walpole.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.