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cider press

American  

noun

  1. a press for crushing apples for cider.


Etymology

Origin of cider press

First recorded in 1665–75

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This popular family attraction offers a corn maze and a 12-acre play area with a new, extra-long “mega slide,” as well as cider press demos and wagon rides to the pick-your-own pumpkin patch.

From Washington Post Sep. 15, 2022

In 1935, Ralph Price, a local farmer, purchased an apple cider press from Athol in hopes of providing a fall drink for the rural town.

From Washington Times Oct. 10, 2016

A brewhouse alongside Ampleforth's cider press is the long-term aim but initially the beer is being produced at Little Valley brewery in the upper Calder Valley, West Yorkshire.

From The Guardian Jun. 19, 2012

SAT Scarecrow-building, children's maze, farm animals, cider press, craft vendors, food drive for Hopelink, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

From Seattle Times Oct. 5, 2011

If Goblin would approach something he feared, Johnny rewarded him with a specked apple, but when he did fall off, he would come home smelling like a cider press.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

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