In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CROSSPATCHES
Noun
crosspatches
plural of crosspatch
Source: Wiktionary
CROSSPATCH
Cross"patch` (-pch`; 224), n.
Definition: An ill-natured person. [Colloq.] "Crosspatch, draw the latch." Mother Goose.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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