In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DEWCLAWS
Noun
dewclaws
plural of dewclaw
Source: Wiktionary
DEWCLAW
Dew"claw`, n.
Definition: In any animal, esp. of the Herbivora, a rudimentary claw or small hoof not reaching the ground. Some cut off the dewclaws [of greyhounds]. J. H. Walsh.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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OBLIQUE
(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”
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