In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
Hop"-o'-my-thumb", Hop"-thumb", n.
Definition: A very diminutive person. [Colloq.] liwell.
Hop"-thumb`, n.
Definition: See Hop-o'-my-thumb.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 April 2024
(verb) treat carefully; “He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”; “He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.