In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
FLOORER
Etymology
Noun
floorer (plural floorers)
Someone who floors, lays flooring
(UK) In skittles, the act of knocking down all of the skittles in one throw.
(informal) A knock-down blow.
(informal) A decisive retort.
(informal) A question that one cannot easily answer; a poser.
Anagrams
• forlore, refloor
Source: Wiktionary
Floor"er, n.
Definition: Anything that floors or upsets a person, as a blow that knocks him down; a conclusive answer or retort; a task that exceeds one's abilities. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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