In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
COCTIONS
Noun
coctions
plural of coction
Source: Wiktionary
COCTION
Coc"tion, n. Etym: [L. coctio.]
1. Act of boiling.
2. (Med.) (a) Digestion. [Obs.] (b) The change which the humorists believed morbific matter undergoes before elimination. [Obs.] Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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