In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
COOM
Etymology 1
Noun
coom (uncountable)
soot, smut
dust
grease
Etymology 2
Verb
coom (third-person singular simple present cooms, present participle cooming, simple past and past participle coomed)
Eye dialect spelling of come.
Etymology 3
Noun
coom (plural cooms)
(Scotland) The wooden centering on which a bridge is built.
(Scotland) Anything arched or vaulted.
Anagrams
• COMO, Como, MOOC, MoCo, moco
Source: Wiktionary
Coom, n. Etym: [Cf. G. kahm mold gathered on liquids, D. kam, Sw. kimrök pine soot, smoke black, Icel. kam grime, film of dirt.]
Definition: Soot; coal dust; refuse matter, as the dirty grease which comes from axle boxes, or the refuse at the mouth of an oven. Phillips. Bailey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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