In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
fordoes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fordo
• deroofs, does for, doofers, fooders
Source: Wiktionary
For*do", v. t. Etym: [OE. fordon, AS. ford; pref. for- + d to do. See For-, and Do, v. i.]
1. To destroy; to undo; to ruin. [Obs.] This is the night That either makes me or fordoes me quite. Shak.
2. To overcome with fatigue; to exhaust. M. Arnold. All with weary task fordone. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 February 2025
(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.