In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SWIGGING
SWIG
gulp, quaff, swig
(verb) to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; “The men gulped down their beers”
slug, slog, swig
(verb) strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; “He slugged me so hard that I passed out”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
swigging
present participle of swig
Anagrams
• wiggings
Source: Wiktionary
SWIG
Swig, v. t. Etym: [Cf. D. zwelgen to swallow, E. swallow, v.t.]
1. To drink in long draughts; to gulp; as, to swig cider. [Colloq.]
2. To suck. [Obs. or Archaic] The lambkins swig the teat. Creech.
Swig, n.
1. A long draught. [Colloq.] Marryat.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.
3. A beverage consisting of warm beer flavored with spices, lemon, etc. [Prov. Eng.]
Swig, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Prov. E. swig to leak out, AS. swijian to be silent, swican to evade, escape.]
1. To castrate, as a ram, by binding the testicles tightly with a string, so that they mortify and slough off. [Prov. Eng.]
2. (Naut.)
Definition: To pull upon (a tackle) by throwing the weight of the body upon the fall between the block and a cleat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HYPOTHETICAL
(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”
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