In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
MINICAB
minicab
(noun) a minicar used as a taxicab
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
minicab (plural minicabs)
(British, originally) A small car used as a taxi (rather than a traditional black cab).
(British) An unlicensed taxi.
Verb
minicab (third-person singular simple present minicabs, present participle minicabbing, simple past and past participle minicabbed)
(intransitive) To drive a minicab.
Source: Wiktionary
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