In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SPANCELING
Verb
spanceling
present participle of spancel
Anagrams
• enclasping
Source: Wiktionary
SPANCEL
Span"cel, n. Etym: [Perhaps span + AS. sal a rope.]
Definition: A rope used for tying or hobbling the legs of a horse or cow. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.] Grose.
Span"cel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spanceled or Spancelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Spanceling or Spancelling.]
Definition: To tie or hobble with a spancel. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.] Malone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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