In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
WEATHERBIT
Weath"er-bit`, n. (Naut.)
Definition: A turn of the cable about the end of the windlass, without the bits.
Weath"er*bit`, v. t. (Naut.)
Definition: To take another turn with, as a cable around a windlass. Totten.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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