In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
UNTACK
Etymology
Verb
untack (third-person singular simple present untacks, present participle untacking, simple past and past participle untacked)
(transitive) To unfasten (something tacked).
(transitive) To remove the tack from.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*tack", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + tack.]
Definition: To separate, as what is tacked; to disjoin; to release. being untacked from honest cares. Barrow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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