In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SHOG
Etymology
Noun
shog (plural shogs)
(archaic) jolt, shake (brisk movement)
Verb
shog (third-person singular simple present shogs, present participle shogging, simple past and past participle shogged)
(archaic, ambitransitive) to jolt or shake
(archaic, frequently followed by off) to depart; to go.
Anagrams
• GOHs, GSOH, GoHs, Gohs, gosh, gsoh, hogs
Source: Wiktionary
Shog, n. Etym: [See Shock a striking.]
Definition: A shock; a jog; a violent concussion or impulse. [R. or Scot.]
Shog, v. t.
Definition: To shake; to shock. [R. or Scot.]
Shog, v. i. Etym: [Cf. W. ysgogi to wag, to stir. Cf. Jog.]
Definition: To jog; to move on. [R. or Scot.] Beau & Fl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
14 April 2025
FOCUS
(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”
Coffee Trivia
