In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
HANCH
Etymology 1
Noun
hanch (plural hanches)
Alternative form of hance
Etymology 2
Noun
hanch (plural hanches)
Alternative form of haunch
Etymology 3
Verb
hanch (third-person singular simple present hanches, present participle hanching, simple past and past participle hanched)
(ambitransitive) To snap at something with the jaws.
Source: Wiktionary
Hance, Hanch,Etym: [See Hanse.]
1. (Arch.)
Definition: See Hanse.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: A sudden fall or break, as the fall of the fife rail down to the gangway.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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