In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
hockeys
plural of hockey
• Shockey, chokeys
Source: Wiktionary
Hock"ey, n. Etym: [From Hook, n.]
1. A game in which two parties of players, armed with sticks curved or hooked at the end, attempt to drive any small object (as a ball or a bit of wood) toward opposite goals.
2. The stick used by the players. [Written also hookey and hawkey.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.