In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DOCKIZE
Etymology
Verb
dockize (third-person singular simple present dockizes, present participle dockizing, simple past and past participle dockized)
(transitive) To convert (an area of water) into a dock, by excluding the tide with a dam.
Source: Wiktionary
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CRITICAL
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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