In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DISPUNGE
Etymology 1
Verb
dispunge (third-person singular simple present dispunges, present participle dispunging, simple past and past participle dispunged)
To expunge; to erase.
Etymology 2
Verb
dispunge (third-person singular simple present dispunges, present participle dispunging, simple past and past participle dispunged)
Obsolete form of disponge.
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Source: Wiktionary
Dis*punge", v. t. Etym: [L. dispungere to prick apart, i. e., check off the debts and credits of an account; dis- + pungere to prick.]
Definition: To expunge; to erase. [Obs.]
Dis*punge", v. t.
Definition: See Disponge. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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