In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
TRUDGES
Verb
trudges
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of trudge
Source: Wiktionary
TRUDGE
Trudge, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Trudged; p. pr. & vb. n. Trudging.] Etym: [Perhaps of Scand. origin, and originally meaning, to walk on snowshoes; cf. dial. Sw. truga, trudja, a snowshoe, Norw. truga, Icel. þruga.]
Definition: To walk or march with labor; to jog along; to move wearily. And trudged to Rome upon my naked feet. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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