In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
HOCKLED
Verb
hockled
simple past tense and past participle of hockle
Source: Wiktionary
HOCKLE
Hoc"kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hockled(); p. pr. & vb. n. Hockling.] Etym: [From 2d Hock.]
1. To hamstring; to hock; to hough. Hanmer.
2. To mow, as stubble. Mason.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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