cotton press

American  

noun

1. a press for baling cotton.

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Etymology

Origin of cotton press

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Example Sentences

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cotton press

Dey was a gin and cotton press on de place.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves. Texas Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration

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

This press is worked by a lever, something like an old-style cotton press.

From History of Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-American War, and Other Items of Interest by Johnson, Edward A. (Edward Austin)

"Better that than a cotton press," his mother said.

From Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue in the Sunny South by Hope, Laura Lee

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