In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SCHLUMP
Etymology
Noun
schlump (plural schlumps)
(slang) Someone who is lazy, slovenly, or dull-looking.
Verb
schlump (third-person singular simple present schlumps, present participle schlumping, simple past and past participle schlumped)
(slang, intransitive) To move in a heavy, lazy or slovenly way.
Source: Wiktionary
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CONSECRATION
(noun) (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; “the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church”
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