In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SKRIKE
Etymology 1
Verb
skrike (third-person singular simple present skrikes, present participle skriking, simple past and past participle skriked)
(British, regional) To cry, sob, cry out or yell; to scream.
Etymology 2
Noun
skrike (plural skrikes)
(UK, regional) A cry or scream.
(UK, dialect) The missel thrush.
Anagrams
• Kikers, krieks, skriek
Source: Wiktionary
Skrike, v. i. & t.
Definition: To shriek. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Skrike, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The missel thrush. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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