In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SNACOT
Snac"ot, n. Etym: [Said to be corrupted fr. NL. syngnathus, fr. Gr. sy`n together + gna`qos jaw, because the jaws can be only slightly separated.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A pipefish of the genus Syngnathus. See Pipefish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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