In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
KITTLED
Verb
kittled
simple past tense and past participle of kittle
Source: Wiktionary
KITTLE
Kit"tle, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Kit a kitten.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: To bring forth young, as a cat; to kitten; to litter. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Kit"tle, v. t. Etym: [Cf. AS. citelian; akin to D. kittelen, G. kitzeln, Icel. kitla, Sw. kittla, kittsla, Dan. kildre. Cf. Tickle.]
Definition: To tickle. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [Written also kittel.] Halliwell. Jamieson.
Kit"tle, a.
Definition: Ticklish; not easily managed; troublesome; difficult; variable. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Halliwell. Sir W. Scott.
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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