In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CHITTERED
Verb
chittered
simple past tense and past participle of chitter
Anagrams
• crediteth, directeth
Source: Wiktionary
CHITTER
Chit"ter, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Chatter.]
1. To chirp in a tremulous manner, as a bird. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. To shiver or chatter with cold. [Scot.] Burns.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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