In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
COUNTERSHAFT
Etymology
Noun
countershaft (plural countershafts)
A jackshaft
Source: Wiktionary
Coun"ter*shaft` (koun"tr-shft`), n. (Mach.)
Definition: An intermediate shaft; esp., one which receives motion from a line shaft in a factory and transmits it to a machine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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23 September 2024
CLEAN
(adjective) free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; “he landed a clean left on his opponent’s cheek”; “a clean throw”; “the neat exactness of the surgeon’s knife”
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