In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ERD
Erd, n. Etym: [OE. erd, eard, earth, land, country, AS. eard; akin to OS. ard dwelling place, OHG. art plowing, tillage, Icel. öredh crop, and to L. arare to plow, E. ear to plow.]
Definition: The earth. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. Erd shrew (Zoöl.), the common European shrew (Sorex vulgaris); the shrewmouse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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