In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DETRUDE
Verb
detrude (third-person singular simple present detrudes, present participle detruding, simple past and past participle detruded)
(obsolete) To push downwards with force
Source: Wiktionary
De*trude", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Detruded; p. pr. & vb. n. Detruding.] Etym: [L. detrudere, detrusum; de + trudere to thrust, push.]
Definition: To thrust down or out; to push down with force. Locke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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