In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
TAILBAY
Tail"-bay`, n.
1. (Arch.)
Definition: One of the joists which rest one end on the wall and the other on a girder; also, the space between a wall and the nearest girder of a floor. Cf. Case-bay.
2. The part of a canal lock below the lower gates.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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