In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
TITTUPING
Verb
tittuping
present participle of tittup
Source: Wiktionary
TITTUP
Tit"tup, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tittuped or Tittupped; p. pr. & vb. n. Tittuping or Tittupping.] [Written also titup.] [Cf. Teeter.]
Definition: To behave or move in a lively or restless manner, as an impatient horse; to caper; to prance; to frisk. Kipling.
Tit"tup, n.
Definition: The act of tittuping; lively, gay, or restless behavior or gait; a prance or caper. [Written also titup.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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