In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
hoik (countable and uncountable, plural hoiks)
(cricket, countable) A wild hook shot played without style.
(NZ) Sputum.
hoik (third-person singular simple present hoiks, present participle hoiking, simple past and past participle hoiked)
(cricket) To play such a shot.
(informal, transitive) To lift (a heavy object) carelessly; hoist.
(informal, transitive) To throw something out.
(NZ) To spit.
• Hiko, hoki
Source: Wiktionary
3 March 2025
(verb) hold one’s ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; “I am standing my ground and won’t give in!”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.