In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CLAG
Etymology
Noun
clag (uncountable)
A glue or paste made from starch.
Low cloud, fog or smog.
(railway slang) Unburned carbon (smoke) from a steam or diesel locomotive, or multiple unit.
(motor racing slang) Bits of rubber which are shed from tires during a race and collect off the racing line, especially on the outside of corners (c.f marbles).
Verb
clag (third-person singular simple present clags, present participle clagging, simple past and past participle clagged)
(obsolete) To encumber
To stick, like boots in mud
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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