In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
GULLETS
Noun
gullets
plural of gullet
Source: Wiktionary
GULLET
Gul"let, n. Etym: [OE. golet, OF. Goulet, dim. of gole, goule, throat, F. gueule, L. gula; perh. akin to Skr. gula, G. kenle; cf. F. goulet the neck of a bottle, goulotte channel gutter. Cf. Gules, Gully.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: The tube by which food and drink are carried from the pharynx to the stomach; the esophagus.
2. Something shaped like the food passage, or performing similar functions; as: (a) A channel for water. (b) (Engin.) A preparatory cut or channel in excavations, of sufficient width for the passage of earth wagons. (c) A concave cut made in the teeth of some saw blades.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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