In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
NAGS
Noun
nags
plural of nag
Anagrams
• AGNs, ANGs, GANs, GNAs, NSAG, gans, sang, snag
Source: Wiktionary
NAG
Nag, n. Etym: [OE. nagge, D. negge; akin to E. neigh.]
1. A small horse; a pony; hence, any horse.
2. A paramour; -- in contempt. [Obs.] Shak.
Nag, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Nagged; p. pr. & vb. n. Nagging.] Etym: [Cf. Sw. nagga to nibble, peck, Dan. nage to gnaw, Icel. naga, gnaga, G. nagen, & E. gnaw.]
Definition: To tease in a petty way; to scold habitually; to annoy; to fret pertinaciously. [Colloq.] "She never nagged." J. Ingelow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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