In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PORTAGES
Noun
portages
plural of portage
Verb
portages
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of portage
Anagrams
• potagers
Source: Wiktionary
PORTAGE
Port"age (; 48), n. Etym: [From 2d Port.] (Naut.) (a) A sailor's wages when in port. (b) The amount of a sailor's wages for a voyage.
Port"age, n. Etym: [3d Port.]
Definition: A porthole. [Obs.] Shak.
Por"tage, n. Etym: [F., from porter to carry. See Port to carry.]
1. The act of carrying or transporting.
2. The price of carriage; porterage. Bp. Fell.
3. Capacity for carrying; tonnage. [Obs.] Hakluyt.
4. A carry between navigable waters. See 3d Carry.
Por"tage, v. t. & i.
Definition: To carry (goods, boats, etc.) overland between navigable waters.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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