In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ERUCTATIONS
Noun
eructations
plural of eructation
Source: Wiktionary
ERUCTATION
Er`uc*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. eructatio: cf. F. Ă©ructation.]
1. The act of belching wind from the stomach; a belch.
2. A violent belching out or emitting, as of gaseous or other matter from the crater of a volcano, geyser, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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