In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
HAMBLED
Verb
hambled
simple past tense and past participle of hamble
Source: Wiktionary
HAMBLE
Ham"ble, v. t. Etym: [OE. hamelen to mutilate, AS. hamelian; akin to OHG. hamal to mutilate, hamal mutilated, ham mutilated, Icel. hamla to mutilate. Cf.Ham to fetter.]
Definition: To hamstring. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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