In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PREOBTAIN
Etymology
Verb
preobtain (third-person singular simple present preobtains, present participle preobtaining, simple past and past participle preobtained)
(transitive) To obtain beforehand.
Anagrams
• abreption, bioparent
Source: Wiktionary
Pre`ob*tain", v. t.
Definition: To obtain beforehand.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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