In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
MANDAMUSED
Verb
mandamused
simple past tense and past participle of mandamus
Source: Wiktionary
MANDAMUS
Man*da"mus, n. Etym: [L., we command, fr. mandare to command.] (Law)
Definition: A writ issued by a superior court and directed to some inferior tribunal, or to some corporation or person exercising authority, commanding the performance of some specified duty.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOAK
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
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