In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DAGGERBOARD
daggerboard
(noun) a removable centerboard on a small sailboat that can be lowered into the water to serve as a keel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
daggerboard (plural daggerboards)
(nautical) A retractable centreboard that slides out to act as a keel.
Source: Wiktionary
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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