CITTERNHEAD

Cit"tern-head`, n.

Definition: Blockhead; dunce; -- so called because the handle of a cittern usually ended with a carved head. Marsion

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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