In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SCROGGY
Etymology
Adjective
scroggy (comparative more scroggy, superlative most scroggy)
(UK, Scotland, dialect) Abounding in scrog.
(UK, Scotland, dialect) twisted; stunted
Source: Wiktionary
Scrog"gy, a.
Definition: Abounding in scrog; also, twisted; stunted. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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