In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CLEMMED
Verb
clemmed
simple past tense and past participle of clem
Source: Wiktionary
CLEM
Clem, v. t. & i. Etym: [Cf. clam to clog, or G. klemmen to pinch, Icel. kl, E. clamp.]
Definition: To starve; to famish. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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