In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
HARRIDANS
Noun
harridans
plural of harridan
Source: Wiktionary
HARRIDAN
Har"ri*dan, n. Etym: [F. haridelle a worn-out horse, jade.]
Definition: A worn-out strumpet; a vixenish woman; a hag. Such a weak, watery, wicked old harridan, substituted for the pretty creature I had been used to see. De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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