cotton press
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cotton press
An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
Example Sentences
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When I went back to the cotton press the boys did not know me.
From The Bright Side of Prison Life Experience, In Prison and Out, of an Involuntary Soujouner in Rebellion by Swiggett, Samuel A.
Across the street, and in the direction of the cotton press they proceeded.
From Hanover; Or The Persecution of the Lowly A Story of the Wilmington Massacre. by Thorne, Jack
Take care of my cotton press, Graciella; I'll come in to-morrow evening and work on it some more.
From The Colonel's Dream by Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell)
A lot of people say you couldn’t make a wooden cotton press that would pack a bale of cotton.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 3 by Work Projects Administration
Its principal manufactures are gunpowder, carpets, brick, cotton press machinery, and coffin hardware.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
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