In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SHEEPSKINS
Noun
sheepskins
plural of sheepskin
Source: Wiktionary
SHEEPSKIN
Sheep"skin`, n.
1. The skin of a sheep; or, leather prepared from it.
2. A diploma; -- so called because usually written or printed on parchment prepared from the skin of the sheep. [College Cant]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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