In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PINCHER
Etymology
Noun
pincher (plural pinchers)
A person or thing that pinches, as in squeezing; e.g. a miser or penny pincher.
A person or thing that pinches, as in stealing; e.g. a thief or kleptomaniac.
Dated form of pincer.
Anagrams
• nephric, phrenic
Source: Wiktionary
Pinch"er, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, pinches.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SPRINGBOARD
(noun) a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; “he uses other people’s ideas as a springboard for his own”; “reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions”; “the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out”
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