In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
HOPPET
Hop"pet, n.
1. A hand basket; also, a dish used by miners for measuring ore. [Prov. Eng.]
2. An infant in arms. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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