In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
crambos
plural of crambo
• cambros, comarbs
Source: Wiktionary
Cram"bo, n. Etym: [Cf. Cramp, a., difficult.]
1. A game in which one person gives a word, to which another finds a rhyme. I saw in one corner . . . a cluster of men and women,diverting themselves with a game at crambo. I heard several double rhymes . . . which raised a great deal of mirth. Addison.
2. A werd rhyming with another word. His similes in order set And every crambo he could get. Swift. Dumb crambo, a game in which one party of players give a word which rhymes with another, which last to be guessed by the opposing party, who represent in dumb show what they think it to be.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 May 2025
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.