hand press
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hand press
First recorded in 1670–80
Example Sentences
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Despite a few modern advancements, like an electric flour mill and a metal hand press, she still cooks them over a wood fire as she learned to do when she was 8 years old.
From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2018
Using a hand press, he printed Auden’s first collection of poetry in an edition of just 45 copies, one of modernism’s rarest titles.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 4, 2015
His grandfather used a hand press and destemmed manually.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2015
Tribune, which started by publishing the Chicago Tribune on a hand press in 1847, emerged from bankruptcy at the end of 2012.
From Reuters ● Jan. 18, 2013
Before I could say anything, I felt a big hand press down on my shoulder.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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