In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CRATCHES
Noun
cratches
plural of cratch
Verb
cratches
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cratch
Anagrams
• catchers
Source: Wiktionary
CRATCH
Cratch (krch; 224), n. Etym: [OE. crache, creche, F. cr crib, manger, fr. OHG. krippa, krippea,G. krippe crib. See Crib.]
Definition: A manger or open frame for hay; a crib; a rack. [Obs.] Begin from first where He encradled was, In simple cratch, wrapt in a wad of hay. Spenser. Cratch cradle, a representation of the figure of the cratch, made upon the fingers with a string; cat's cradle; -- called also scratch cradle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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