In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
humpback, humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
(noun) large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives
humpback, hunchback, crookback
(noun) a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
kyphosis, humpback, hunchback
(noun) an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
Source: WordNet® 3.1
humpback (plural humpbacks)
A humped back (deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine).
(by extension) A hump or protuberance on the shoulders or back of an animal.
(figurative) A rounded topographical feature, such as a mountain or hill.
(derogatory, now, offensive) A person with a humpback; a person who suffers from kyphosis.
Synonyms: crookback, hunchback
A humpback whale.
A humpback salmon.
humpback (third-person singular simple present humpbacks, present participle humpbacking, simple past and past participle humpbacked)
To hunt humpback whales.
Source: Wiktionary
Hump"back`, n. Etym: [Cf. Hunchback.]
1. A crooked back; a humped back. Tatler.
2. A humpbacked person; a hunchback.
3. (Zoöl.) (a) Any whale of the genus Megaptera, characterized by a hump or bunch on the back. Several species are known. The most common ones in the North Atlantic are Megaptera longimana of Europe, and M. osphyia of America; that of the California coasts is M. versabilis. (b) A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), of the northwest coast of America.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.