In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
LICKPENNIES
Noun
lickpennies
plural of lickpenny
Source: Wiktionary
LICKPENNY
Lick"pen`ny, n.
Definition: A devourer or absorber of money. "Law is a lickpenny." Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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