In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PHEESING
Verb
pheesing
present participle of pheese
Source: Wiktionary
PHEESE
Pheese, v. t.
Definition: To comb; also, to beat; to worry. [Obs. or Local] See Feaze, v.
Pheese, n.
Definition: Fretful excitement. [Obs. or Local] See Feaze, n.
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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