In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
NEMATHELMINTHES
Nem`a*thel*min"thes, Nem`a*tel*min"thes, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Nemato-, and Helminthes.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: An order of helminths, including the Nematoidea and Gordiacea; the roundworms. [Written also Nematelminthea.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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