In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
POKERISH
Etymology
Adjective
pokerish (comparative more pokerish, superlative most pokerish)
(US, archaic, colloquial) unsafe, dangerous
(archaic, colloquial) nervous, uneasy
Stiff, like a poker.
Source: Wiktionary
Pok"er*ish, a.
Definition: Infested by pokers; adapted to excite fear; as, a pokerish place. [Colloq. U. S.] There is something pokerish about a deserted dwelling. Lowell.
Pok"er*ish, a.
Definition: Stiff like a poker. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
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