presswork

[ pres-wurk ]

/ ˈprɛsˌwɜrk /

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noun

the working or management of a printing press.

the work done by it.

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Origin of presswork

First recorded in 1765–75; press¹ + work

Words nearby presswork

pressurization, pressurize, pressurized, pressurized suit, pressurized-water reactor, presswork, prest, prestation, Prester John, presternum, prestidigitation

How to use presswork in a sentence

It assumed a subscription by each recipient to cover the cost of the extra stock and presswork.
Papers and Proceedings of the Twenty-Third General Meeting of the American Library Association|Various
There is the extra stock, the presswork, the labor of sorting and despatching.
Papers and Proceedings of the Twenty-Third General Meeting of the American Library Association|Various
The paper for quarter of a million copies will cost twelve hundred and fifty dollars, the presswork about five hundred dollars.
The Bread Line|Albert Bigelow Paine
With half a million circulation, of course, it would be twice as much and no extra cost except for presswork and white paper.
The Bread Line|Albert Bigelow Paine

In this way it would be possible to secure classes of from 60 to 100 boys each for such trades as composition and presswork.
Wage Earning and Education|R. R. Lutz

British Dictionary definitions for presswork

presswork

/ (ˈprɛsˌwɜːk) /

noun

the operation of a printing press

the matter printed by a printing press

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