In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
clucks
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cluck
Clucks
plural of Cluck
Source: Wiktionary
Cluck, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Clucked; p pr. & vb. n. Clucking.] Etym: [AS. cloccian; cf. D. klokken, G. glucken, glucksen, LG. klukken, Dan. klukke; all prob. of imitative origin.]
Definition: To make the noise, or utter the call, of a brooding hen. Ray.
Cluck, v. t.
Definition: To call together, or call to follow, as a hen does her chickens. She, poor hen, fond of no second brood, Has clucked three to the wars. Shak.
Cluck, n.
1. The call of a hen to her chickens.
2. A click. See 3d Click, 2.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 June 2025
(noun) members of a family line; “his people have been farmers for generations”; “are your people still alive?”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.