In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DISRANK
Etymology
Verb
disrank (third-person singular simple present disranks, present participle disranking, simple past and past participle disranked)
(transitive, obsolete) To degrade from rank.
(transitive, obsolete) To throw out of rank or into confusion.
Anagrams
• Kinards, Skradin, narkids
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*rank" (; see Dis-), v. t. Etym: [Cf. Derange.]
1. To degrade from rank. [Obs.]
2. To throw out of rank or into confusion. Decker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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