In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
KECKLED
Verb
keckled
simple past tense and past participle of keckle
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KECKLE
Kec"kle, v. i. & n.
Definition: See Keck, v. i. & n.
Kec"kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Keckled; p. pr. & vb. n. Keckling.] (Naut.)
Definition: To wind old rope around, as a cable, to preserve its surface from being fretted, or to wind iron chains around, to defend from the friction of a rocky bottom, or from the ice. Totten.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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