In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
RIC
-ric. Etym: [AS rice kingdom, dominion. See Rich.]
Definition: A suffix signifying dominion, jurisdiction; as, bishopric, the district over which a bishop exercises authority.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FIDDLE
(verb) commit fraud and steal from one’s employer; “We found out that she had been fiddling for years”
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