In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
UNSTOCK
Etymology
Verb
unstock (third-person singular simple present unstocks, present participle unstocking, simple past and past participle unstocked)
(transitive) To remove the stock (supply of goods) from; to empty of goods.
(transitive) To remove the stock (block or support) from; to release from that which fixes in place.
(transitive) To remove (a ship etc.) from the stocks.
Anagrams
• stuck on
Source: Wiktionary
Un*stock", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + stock.]
1. To deprive of a stock; to remove the stock from; to loose from that which fixes, or holds fast.
2. To remove from the stocks, as a ship.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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